Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1903 — Page 4

Country Correspondence. Monroe. Dr. Lobenstine had company from Spencerville over Sunday. Miss Jennie Woods of Di-eatur was the guest of Mrs. J. F H zcker over Sunday. Aila Huffer and family of Bluffton were the guests of J. J Huffer ' and family. A large number of youmr folk' were entertainixl at the homeofL. F Lobenstine. Saturday evening Mrs. Joseph Pogue und Lorena Laisure returned from Fetcher Ohio i where they have been visitingl relatives. Os Anrdews is out of town this week with a stock food man and is not expected home until the litter part of the week. There will be an ice cream social one mile north and one mile west of Monore next Saturday evening j Everbyody cordially invited. H C. Andrews and Son are now very comfortably located in their new place of business, recently ocupied by J. M. Andrews slaoon. Mr. and Mrs. Webb and Mr. Martin, of Spencerville .Ohio, spent Sunday with L. F Lobenstine and family and Mr and Mrs. James Hendricks. All the members of the Epworth League cabinet will meet at the home of R.-v. Sprague Saturday evening July -.’5. intoead of Thurday evening. Rev. M T Branyberry filled the appointment at Salem and Monroe Sunday and {Sunday night Rev. Sprague being at Detroit attending the International League Convention J. L Gross who has been working on the new house, of William Badders fell about twelve feet bruising him considerably,. He is improving nicely and will soon be at work again. Th<>se returingn from the convention at Detroit. Mich , were Rev J. A Sprague, Rev, H Hocker and Mr and Mrs. Wm. Scherer. They all report that it was a fine trip and a grand meetinng. Bev. White of, the Methodbit church of Decatur will address the J. O. U. A. M at the Methodist church next Sunday at 2:30 and the juniors are requested to meet at the hall at 2:0" prompt Sunday afternoon. Linn Grove. Miss D ra Williams, of Muncie, is visiting her grand mother. Mrs. Sarah French. D F Huffman, wife and son Sundated at Marion, the guests of Lee Todd and wife. They also visited the Soldiers Home while there. Mr. and Mrs Wai. Baumgartner, of Elkhart. Mrs. Fred Huffman and daughters. Edna. Emma ami Hof>>. of IX-catur. were the guests of G. W. Gratis and family last Friday. Prof H. E. Rittgers and wife left Monday morning for Zanesville. Ind.., where the later will visit her parents while the Professor makes a business trip to Indianapolis, Anderson and Muncie. Albert Lindsey and wife and Mrs F A. W. Liudsey visited Mrs. Amos Lindsey, of Jefferson township, who was hourly expected to die. [.ater we have just received the sad news that death came to her relief Tuesday morning at 2 o’clock. F. A. W. Lindsey and wife, of this place, and Fred Lindsey and wife, of Geneva, and F. O. Liudsey and family of Pbcemx, paid Eugene Lindsey, of ■ South Hartford township, a visit last Sunday. After dinner an artist from Geneva took a snap shot of the motly groupe and extended a pleasant part ing. On leaving Portland, Oregon, on the morning of June 10. after a few hours ride we landed at Salem, our destination, and were kindly received as guest by the family of William Wechter. Fred Wechter, of Berne, who had proceeded us on the trip, acting as host William lining away at the mines, jred also tiecoming our proficient escort through the city. He soon pointed out at a distance the person of Wm. Nusbaum, a Linn Grove production, whom we at once; put under a sham arrest, resulting in I the great scare of his life, causing his nerves to be unstrung for hours, and j when regaining bis speech he proclaimed.' “Well, d mis that would not skin a man to see us in Oregon.” His freedom resulted in a good dinner at his hostelry. During our stay there the generous hospitality was also accepted at the hands of John Scbaupp

OUR LITTLE ALMANAC. Weather Forecast and Doings of th Sun and Moon. Sun. | Moon. Rises 4:48 Seis 7:21 Rises 3; 53 a. n Indiana —Fair Friday except showers in south oonicns. a-id wife, John Girradin and family. Mrs. J. C. Huffman and family and Wm. Lansing and family. The two former being Linn Grove people. Mr. and Mrs. Scbaupp own a good property in the northeast part of the city . and follows gardening. Girradin owns 80 acres of productive land six miles southeast of Salem. The state reform school is situated one mile from his farm which affords him a market for the products of the farm, of which he has ample. However, a sable pall hangs over the family in the loss of their oldest son and brother , who drowned in the Willamette river iat Salem while rafting timber three vears ago. Mrs. J. C. Huffman was i the wife of Jacob, who was a brother of our former townsman Fred Huffman. Some of our people knew her in the state of Ohio as Kessiulo Ottis She enjoys a very pleasant home four miles south of the city surrounded by her esteemed children who assist her in the prune culture. The husband and father having died three years since. We shall hold them in fond remembrance for their cordialtv ex- > tended us. A visit to the cemeteries fullv proved that the city of the dead . in the far west was not neglected, as the skilled caie they receive is worthy j of example. In passing through the I. O. O. F. cemetery the visitor will gaze on an undesirable locality of the sacred grounds where is located a minature Chinese crematory, consisting of an oven about 4x4 feet in size and about 4 feet high to the square , and about 6 feet to the apex. About 3 feet away and in front of this there , is built a table, also of masonry, 4 to I 5 feet square with a two inch hole j down in the center. Upon this table ’ i after a few davs interment > the corpse i are laid and cut in pieces small | enough so that the small door of the | oven will receive them. While the j process of cremating is progressing the hole in the center of the table being for the purpose of draining ! away the liquids of the body | Occasion of this kind is followed by j much banquet where intoxicating drinks are a great factor to enliven the ceremonies. Our last ’ place to visit was Chemawa six miles north of Salem where is ’ located Uncle Sam’s Indian train j ing school, here what the govern : ment is doing for the poor Indian must be seen or be content with i meager knowledge. Cheimaw is ; what one would call quite a town and is devoted to civilization and education of the Indian. At tins; tiem there are about 700 inmates. I Shops of great size are found here •in the various trades. Mess j houses and dormotories collosal. A . new dormitory for the boys is now under construction. We are told by our guide that two more i large barns would be added this ■ season and that 150 cows would . be kept and a diarv be added to their agricultural. Thus the public > purse has let loose of its millions * j for the elevation of the aborigines I ! of America and with result as bread cast upon the water it will be gathered many days hence. CLOVES LEM EXCUBIOW. Two Personally conducted Excursions—To Colorado. Utah and California are being organized to i leave the first week in July and I August. Very low round-trip rates and no change of cars from Ohio and Indiana points to destination. If you have not yet arranged , for your summer’s vacation, write the undersigned for full informa-I ; tion. G. A. A Deane, jr.. T. P. A Missouri Pacific Railway, 200 Senti- ’ nel Building, Indianapolis. Indiana San Franrtsico, Cal., Aug. 17-22,: 1 1203.— National Encampment of, jtheG. A. R. Very low rates. I Winona. Indiana —Special round 1 ; trip tickets on sale every day from [ May 15 to September 26. IMS. Put-In-Bay. Ohio, July 27-Aug. 1.1 1903.— * Knights of Columbuus Outing. One fare for the round trip. Pittsburg. Pa . Aug. 4-8, 1903.— i Thirty-third General Convention ' Catholic Total Abstinence Union ofl I America. One first for the round trip. For rates, folders and full inform-, ation regarding above excursions. ' consult nearest ticket agent Clover Leaf Route or address, C. D. Whit ney. General Traffic Manager. Clover Leaf Route, Toledo, Ohio.

GAME DIDN'T WCRK Free Delivery Superintendent’s little Scheme Exposed By Bristow. Another High Official of the Post office Department Has Been Removed for Cause. Charged That Hedges Falsified Hu Diary to Swell His Traveling Expense Account Washington. July 23 —Cha-ies Hedges has been removed from the office of superintendent of free deliy ery of the postoffice department on the charge of falsifying his diary and loaning his traveling commission It is charged that he reported himself at various places when in fact he was not at those place* on the dates men : t'oned. In some instances being hun dreds of miles away. Mr. Hedges, while making no gen era! denial of the charges, contended that they were not sufficient justifies tion for removal. Ervin H Thorpe postoffice inspector in charge at New York, who has been assisting in the administration of the free deliver} service, since the inception of the in vestigation has been designated acting superintendent of free delivery in place of Mr. Hedges. The following is the official state ment of the case made public to-day i by Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen era! Bristow “Charles H. Hedges was I to-day removed from the office of su perintendent of free delivery for falsi ■ sk ? \ ’’’i ' h*'-* aTF pvt • V. JOSEPH L. BRISTOW fyfng his diary, and loaning his traveling commission He reported himself j at various places on public business I when in fact he was not in those on the dates mentioned, but elsewhere, in some Instances hundreds of miles distant. On Oct 25, 1900, he states under oath, m his diary, that he was at Joplin. Mo., on extension of free deliver} service,’ when in fact he was In Mans field. Ohio, attending the funeral of former Secretary John Sherman. On Dec. 7. 1899. he reports himself at San Antonio. Tex.. ‘lnvestigating carriers service.' while In fact he was in Mexico examining mining property fa the month of October. U 99. A. W Machen. I superintendent of free delivery, was sick with typhoid fever snu Hedges was at the department acting as super ffttendent In his diary he states, under ( oath that he was at various places ) namely, New York. Philadelphia.; Bridgeport. Conn.. Camden. N J., and elsewhere, actually engaged in traveling on the business of the free delivery service.' Assistant superintendents of free delivery are allowed a per diem of 14 per day in lieu of expenses for each day engaged actually traveling on the business of the department. Hedges false statements as to his whereabouts on these lays were manifestly for the purpose of collecting per diem to which ho was not entitled "There are many other instances of similar falsification The facts were submitted to the postmaster genera! some days since, who directed Hedges' removal for the reasons above set forth.” Mr. Hedges was appointed to the postal terete. from the Tenth Congressional District of Texas on July 1,1 1W» rad was appointed superintend rat of free delivery July 1. 1901. His salary wm (9,800 a year He bad charge of the delivery service in the ’ ettles, the rural free delivery service b*ta« under another superintendent, I and both being ander the general supervision of August W Machen. Hail Did Great Daw-age. Laporte. Ind . July tfi — Reports from southern parts of I-aporte eounty. which was devastated by rain and hall show that the loss in Import. county Is 140.00 h The storm swept a pert nearly three miles wide ruining every bit of corn oats and fruit and killing birds and small animals. The hail on the ground measured eight Inches deep in places, while It braka thou sands of window panes. Elks Will Meet In Cincinnati. Baltimore. July 21.—The national convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks came to an end last night, that body adjourning to tenet next year In Cincinnati.

I THE NATIONAL GAME Current Scores in the Three Big Leagues. national leagck At Philadelphia. 3. New York. 2. At Boston. 5; Brook yn. 2. At St. Louis. 8; Cincinnati. 7. AMERICAN I. :.v;t E. At Washington. 1; Philadelphia 3 At Cleveland. 7: St. Louis. 0. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION’. At 5; Columbus. 8 Second game. Milwaukee 2: Columbus, 0 At Minneapolis. 4; Louisville. 3. At Kansas City. 8; Toledo, 7. At St. Paul. 3. Indianapolis. 2. Death of Gene-al Clay. Lexington, Ky.. July 23. —General Cassius Marcellus Clay, ambassador to Russia under President Lincoln, noted abolitionist and author, died at hie home. Whitehall, in Madison county at 9:10 o'clock last night. Death was due to general exhaustion. General Clay was born Oct. 19. 1810. in Madison county. He led a stirring life, x - / GEN. CASSIUS M. CLAY. which began to tell on him in late years. He believed that a conspiracy to assassinate him had been formed and some years ago fortified his home at Whitehall and entered a life of se I elusion that ended only a few weeks ago. when the courts appointed a com mittee to take charge of him and his effects His children, long estranged by reason of his accentricities. were . again able to be with him and were at the bedside when death ensued. Prince Ching Gives Reason*. Pekin. July 23.—Prince Ching, preaii dent of the foreign office, has written to United States Minister Conger, re fusing to open towns in Manchqria. In his letter be dwells on the impossi bility of China opening to foreigners towns which are not in her possession but which are held by Russian troops, and points out the complications which would be likely to follow It is believed here, however, that a compromise may be reached by including one town. Ta Tung Kao. in the new commercial treaty. Engineer Killed. Peoria. BL. July 23. —By the spreading of rails a freight train left the track at Tremont last night on the Big Four road and W S. Odell, engineer. •of Urbana, was kille-i Hl I ward Sanders, fireman of Urbana, was thrown from the cab window and internally injured. Movement Looking to Peace. Chicago. July 23 —At a meeting of labor leaders Involved in the Kellogg strike the peace proposal of the company s directors »as rejected and a committee was appointed to draft a set of articles npon which the union men would stand In matters of disagreement in the present labor strife. MARKET QUOTATIONS Prevailing Current Prices for G-ain. Provision* and Livestock. Indianapolis Brain and Livestock. W "k: Wo t red. nrose Core—Strong: !•* 1 mixed, | UM- *<rr,a<: So 1 Bused. Me < title—-iieely as 4. M Hogs—Stross at U M Sheep—Steely at *IMRAM. Lamba—Steady at Sate ta. Grain and Provisions at Chicago. Opeoel Cioeed. Wheat—»ep» tat* thv .MM .tMi ‘ ors—*»g- - » • ASS* Sept —4« tsa. On- -teM ASM ‘ ISIS— Jslf Art* .» teps -ra, ar, t*- ra. .ata • Porkteiy law law •te» — UM Lard—tely — f.M rj» •te* — rat rs* (UMJsiy ».r l*i Sept tw • r cieeiar »aal> martel- 'Vbeat t,-<y Mra WS«I oau. CIS; port, IH.es; lard. |f.:»; no*. MAt Cincinnati Grain and Livestock. WSaet—Firm: Ho. 1 red. Cars—Steady; Mo > mixsel ASe. Oate—Firm . Mo > suet W Cattle—Steady at n lo*t tl Bogs— Aetire at AMN-te Sheep—Alealy at teat » Lamta-Aetive at IMS* to. — Chicago Livestock. Cvtle—Steadt; ateera. tafiJ M; stesßert >a< Meden. tn M Hest —tea y at M SOfgan. Steep- strong ala tegi o-. . Lew he-Steady at *1 <«. New York Livestock. Ot'tie— Steady at f ■ v—Qu.et at Uriah*.M. Stto—i ra at II Ute a JSSS Lamba-Steedy al USOteAO. « East Buffalo Livestock. Oettlo—Steady al n.‘;> er.. Bof»—Active at Ufsoi tr> Sheep—Steedr amiMS. » 1 Lasilo—Steady at St JHH-te — £

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Accurate prices paid bv Decatur merchants for various products. Cur reeled every day. GRAIN. BT E. L. CARBOL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed —5 60 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new) - Oats, new Wheat, No. 2 Wheat. No. 3 '>•? Rye Barlev ~~ , Clover Seed 4 ©5 00 Alsyke 50 (g, 5 00 Buckwheat ® Flax Seed TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by J. 'D. Hale, Decatur, i Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2. red, cash $ 76| Sept wheat, 77| December wheat — 78| I Cash corn. No. 2, mixed, cash _ ■ Sept corn “i Corn. December — 50 I Oats. Cash i Oats, Sept 3^ll ' Oats. December 3A | Rye, cash 53 ' — CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market I'hxwvl at 1:15p. m. today as follows: Wheat. September —76 j Wheat, December 76| i Wheat, May 782 Corn. September 502 | Corn, December 5011 Corn, May 50« ' lats. September . 33j Oats. December 334 Oats. May 35] Sept. Pork Hi 82 September Lard per cwt ..... 8 85 STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. Lambs 4 @ 4 J Hogs, per cwt 55 00 Cattle per lb 3| @ 4 J Calves, per lb 4| 5 Cowb 2 i(t. 3 : Sheep, per lb 2| a Beef Hides, per lb 6 POULTRY. BT J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, young per lb. 10 Fowls, per lb, ~ita 0b Ducks, per lb 5v7 Oi Young Ducks 6*rrO7 Turkeys, per lb 9«-/10 Geese, i>er lb M/zOa

A PUBLIC SCOLDING. The Way a Scotch Minister Rcbnked Hla Wife la < hnreh. “I cherish a story I ones board in Scotland. Mid a story that is. I think, typical of a certain portion of the people. “This story concerns a minister who caught a member of his congregation sleeping and rebuked nlm from the pulpit. ‘Awake, Saunders, be said. Man. it s a disgrace to sleep tn the kirk.’ “Saunders was much hurt. He spoke up and said: “ ‘Look to yer ain pew. an’ mayhap ye’ll find itiers sleepin’ here besides mysel’.’ "The minister looked, and there was his wife slumbering soundly. He awakened her. and he told Saunders that if she fell asleep again he might call attention to her by holding up his hand. Then be proceeded with his sermon. “Some weeks went by. and one Sunday Saunders, sure enough, put his hand up. The wife was asleep again. The minister thundered out her name, bade her rise to her feet and said to her betore the whole congregation* " ‘Mrs. MacGregor, anybody kens that when I got ye for a wife I got no b-anty; yer friends ken I got no siller; now. if I dinna get God s grace I shall have a puir liargain indeed.’”—Kansas City Journal. Kla« Snake and Water Moecaaim. “Two years ago,” says a writer in the Scientific American, “it was my good fortune to witness a combat between a king snake and a water moccasin I was attracted to the acene by a negro laborer. When I reached the spot I found the snakes coiled together in a pool of water, the king snake gripping his enemy with the tip of his tail jnst back of the head It was clearly intention to drown the moccasin. For the purpose of taking a photograph I lifted the two strug- I glfng. writhing serpents to a rock. Just before I took my photograph the king snake pulled tn* moccasin’s head in the exact position be wished and quickly stretched hla Jaws over it. Thoughtlesaly enough. I put the snakes back Into the water, thinking that the king Make would also drown. Very soon, however, be left the pool, stretched hla victim straight out before him and leisurely began to swallow him. In "‘7 •■ ff °rt» to take another photograph Both snakes iwarly the same size, being about j three and a half feet In length.” Broken lancoßgp, Little Bobby— Sny. pop! I-lttle Bobby—ls a Chinaman speaks «^k n h K 2 Ell, "‘ W ° Uld " Umn’ m ' M? (U “ “*bby to . Minneapolis Times.

MAY (TARKET. No. 1 timothy hay I baled) No 1 mixed hay (baled i ’ , 58.0) g rate No. 1 clover hay (baled) Loose hay 51.50 less. WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER A SON. Wool, unwashed 16t020 Sheep pelts 40e v, jf Beef hides, per pound qc Calf hides q-. Tallow, per pound COAL. Anthracite j > I Domestic, nut I Domestic, lump, Hocking Domestic lump, Indiana OIL .lARKET. Ti0n5...... | lfiß I Pennsylvania i Corning ’ New Castle [ North Lima j j. South Lima ] p j Indiana |’jj Whitehouse ' Somerset , Iwy '.97 Barkersville aRagland ’’ OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per doz ; Lard j Butter, per pound 12 Potatoes, new Onions 59 Cabbage per lb Apples, per bu 251 ’ 71ARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed as follows: Wheat, ] to ? cent lower. Corn, ’ cent higher. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs lti.ooo Wheat 52 ears Corn 134 ears Oats 140 cars Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 11.000 Wheat 45 ears Corn 135 ears Oats 130 cars

INDIANA FAIRS FOR 1903. The following is a list of Ir.dfim fairs for 1903. with the names and postoffice address of the sacretan- s Manon Dririnc 44«odatioa. July 1-1 D. Kimball Msr >n. Ha<wr*towu. July I<-Jl; L. 8. Bnwmta. H»K«r»toVß. K 'k--ni > Drirmr July K-3-. HH. Lei-h. R komo. August 4-T; R A. Crairmi * Middletown. Au<u*t I-a. F- A. Wwehart, Middle ora. Lnranaport Drtvin* Club. Aufusl IT. Tonlinena. Loftaeport Fairmount. August ’.•-14. Geoff* A F.ekMf, Fairmount. Lebanon. Kq< 11-14; Riley Htn«*r Leb*B>®NeweMtle. Aufunt 11-14, W. L. Rut XewcMtie. I<awr*n<'«bur<. AafuO 11-14, H L. s Lewren<rbur<. Bdiaturg raeea>. Au<u*t B-11. F. F.nterpriae, Au<iul la-11; R. 8 Tbowy•on, Ruing Sun. Elwood. Auguit 14-11; Frank H 1> Honey, Rlwopd. Frankfort. Aag, Ml-tl; W. G. Himtr- wn<ll, F rank fort. Rockport. AuguU ls-S; Jam** < FayaA Rockport. Muncie. Aug. M-18; M. 8. Cltyprot M 1 e New Harmony. Aufu»tl4-s*; Geoff*- Tty* lor. New Harmony. B>«w*dl. AujU'i 14-In; W. H M- Knii<M 3** wall. Corydon. Aufuvl 14-M; Amu Weaver ory* '. >f d Bridgeton tugnsl i ts T O M lsr. Fnlnton. Franklin, August M-Ss; W. 8. Tounf FrankRuthville, Au gun I 24-1*; J. Q Th< ma«. RasaTills. Newtown. Aufuat V -Im ; Thntnaa Shu-U town. Boonville. August .11 -September 5; J F K ca« ardaon Bonn rille Liberty, Sept 1-4; Milton Maiwell. J. berty I Sept I-4; W. W. Steven- "• am Crownpoint. >ep< 1-4. Fred Wheeler. Cro<®* point. I«afayelte. Sept 1-4; C. W Trarta. Anderton, Sept 1-4; D. H Dubin. Ander* Coringtoa. Sept 1-4, Roaa De Haven, coviof ton. Sbslbyvtlls. Sept 14; C. E Asssdsn. Sbalbp rtile. * Bed lord. Sept I-*; 8. T 7x>llman. Bclfird. . Brasil. kept >•»; Arthur D Dans Brf Crawfordsville, Sept Ml; W F. Hu st > r»«‘ fordsrille. Chrukey. Sept T-U; J F. Christie. Chruo'! Princeton. Sept Ml; W T. Hopkint i’ns.s* m Swsysee, Sept S-11; W. H. Ammon swspss* G. Sept e-11; B<l Helmen. Columtn* Valparaiso, Sept,-11; E. 8. Peach. Vslpsrs *' Hsmelton. Sept S-U; C. 8. Campbell. Kame'ton.J Hoches ter. Hept S-ll; F. Plllin, Rocur«l* r Hcntlnghurg. Sept 11-IS; B. W Pickberli Huntingburg. Indiana state Fair. Sept I t-H; Cha* Downing Indianapolis. Huntington. Sept IJ-IS; A. I- Bock Hunl'HC Inn. fteeatur. Hept M M; T. H Harris. Berne Portland. Sept w-Oet : James 7. Portland Sept a-Oti I; J. A Coal-irw. Kendallville. Vlnoennns. Oct 4-10; J. M House. Vin. ennes Angola, Oct S-»; Orville Ooodale. AngelaBremen. Oet »-» L. O. Ditty. Bremen Bourbon, Oct IS-M: B. W Parks. Bourbon Ft. Wayne, Oet lt-11; William Johnem, H Wejne. -> Great Rnerrine. “Tn he fond of exercise?" “Yes; he walks in bis sleep"-P* trnlt Free Press. Fire nnd sword are but alov' englf''* of destruction tn romparisoti wM bnbbler.—Steels.