Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

MANY ARE KILLED Magazine Explosion in Massachusetts. Many Injured and Much Property Destroyed as a Result. Special to The Daily Democrat. Lowell, Maas. July 9—An explosion entirely destroyed the magazine of the United States Cartridge Co., located in Sweistown. Twenty five persons are probably killed and fifty others injured. Fire followed the combustion, entirely destroying a number of buildings in the vicinity and within radius of half a mile all buildings were totally wrecked. The concussion was felt in Boston forty miles away. THE POOR BOY. How Shamefully lie is Treated. They cut pa’s trousers down for me; I don't get nothing new; I have to wear his old coats out, his old suspenders too! His hats and shoes don’t fit me, but s'pose they will some day, And then they'll come to me instead of bein’ thrown away! My sister Grace is twenty two and she can sing and play And what she wears is always new—not stuff that’s thrown away! She puts on style, I tell you what! She dresses out of sight! She’s got a beau most every night. I never get new things to wear; I’m just a boy you see. And any old thing’s good enough To doctor up for me! Most everything that I’ve got on One day belonged to pa—When sister’s through with her fine things She hands ’em up to ma! A BIRTHDAY PARTY. Miss Inez Coverdaic Entertains Her Friends.

Miss Inez Coverdale was hostess at a unique birthday party given at her home yesterday afternoon. The affair was given in honor of Miss Marie Allegar of Marion, who yesterday celebrated her twelfth birthday. Miss Inez pro veil a charming hostess and was fully prepared to entertain her guests. Many novel games were arranged, and a delicious dinner was served by the hostess. The guests numbered Misses Margaret Hughes and Alma Kooken of this city, Marie Allegar of Marion, and Martha Coverdale of Bluffton. ACQUITTED. Lemuel Wormcastle Charged With Stealing Coal. Wiley Munger filed an affidavit before 'Squire Smith this morning in which he stated that Lemuel Wormcastle unlawfuly stole forty )K)unds /bf coal from the Chicago and E/io railroad. A nine year old testified for the state that ho help'd carry coal for Wormcast le but the S'quire did not think the Evidence sufficient and after somd consideration acquitted the defe/ndant.

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SIX IN A FIGHT. Former Decatur Boys in the Mixup. Decatur boys figured in a fight at Fort Wayne last night and which was described in the Journal-Gazette as follows: There was a sixcornered tight in front of the transfer restaurant, at Calhoun and Main streets, yesterday evening about 5:30 o’clock, and the fruits of the battle were four battered heads visible behind the bars of the police station. A pair of wooden shoes provided the casus belli. There are always two every story, but there appear to be about half a dozen sides to this one. At any rate four arrests were made and the police are still looking for two more men who are said to have been in the mixup. From the best information to be had last night Tony Shoemaker and a stranger, named Tom DeWitt, were having some fun in the crowds by wearing large wooden shoes. They went in to the Transfer restaurant ab ut 5:30 o’clock and were talking with Joe Logar, the clerk, when "Boney” Auer came in and stated that the shoes that DeWitt was wearing belonged to him and proceeded to take them off and walked out of the room. DeWitt and Shoemaker followed him and a fight ensued. Logar stepped outside the door to see the fight and just then two other men are said to have taken part and Logar, DeWitt and Shoemaker were knocked down. WE HAVE THEM. Young People Who Think They Know It. Every town and city has its swell head young men and women who get the notion that their home town is too small for them. They make spectacles of themselves every day in the hearing of sensible people by betraying their home town as a “punk" place and everything done or said as "countryed’ and “too rank for any use.” This is not |so much the fault of such youngsters as it is their misfortune. And it |is both laughable and pitiable to hear them. They seem to forget that their parents have social and business facilities the equal of any respectable place, that caste and swelldoms are phantoms absolutely worthless in life’s trials that happy childhood home and early life friendships are the dearest of life s memories, and that conceit and vanity arc despised everywhere. They will learn all of this to their sorrow later in life but in the meantime their noisy egotism must be endured. NEW OIL COMPANY. A New Concern Filed Incorporation Papers Today. The incorporatl on papers of the Grocker Oil company were filed at the Recorder’s office today. The company is composed of three members, George M. Crocker and Charles E. Glass of Detroit and L. W. Holt of Geneva. They are capitilized* at ♦50,000, and the three owners are the officers and directors of the company who will do a general oil business in the Geneva fields. A heavy bolt of lightning struck the large pine tree which stands in front of the house in Bellview farm during last evenings ruin storm. The old tree was badly shattered and the shock was sufficient to let those know who stood in the barn and at the house, that the lightning struck close by. The tree which was struck is very high and for a good many years has stood us one of the most conspicuous landmurks along the highway.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1903.

MAKES ’EM MAD Object to Turn of Rural Route Question. Major Steele Accused of Having a Finger in Detaining Complete Service. According to a dispatch from Washington, Congressman Fred Landis is warm in the collar | because of the announcement that Fourth Assistant Postmaster General G. L. Bristow will change ■ the program of rural free delivery extension in the Eleventh district, cutting down the enlargement planned sometime ago. It is promised that a little later the district will be given recognition, but just now the general cut on the plans of Machen, retired, will apply to Mr. Landis’ district, and to that of Mr. Cromer as well. It is said that Miami and Huntington, Adams, Jay county and Wells, likewise, will suffer. Major G. W. Steele, Mr. Landis’ predecessor, had the arrangement of the service in the Eleventh district and since that gentleman’s retirement the new congressman had had promises of additions. Bristow is out on a pruning expedition, and the result is disappointment to Mr. Landis. C. B. Landis, who is congressman from the Ninth district, has been at Washington to see about the matter. It was intimated by enemies of Major Steele that on his recent trip to Washington he dropped a sibilant hint in the postoffice department as to matters in the district he had served for so many years, but the major denies the story. Fred Landis M. C. is preparing to execute a war dance and follow it with a t -rid season in politics if he finds that his preI decessor has interfered in Eleventh | district affairs. Bristow seems inclined to ignore congressmen in I the slashing of rural extensions of | mail facilities and many counties : must wait until another congress makes a new appropriation for advancing the work. WEDDED COUPLE LEAVE Mr. and Mrs. Louis Voglewede Left Here Last Evening. As announced in yesterday’s 1 Democrat, the marriage of Miss Harriet Burns and Louis Voglewede occurred last evening at the Catholic parsonage. A wedding supper was served at the brides home and at 9:19 Mr. and Mrs. Voglewede left for St. Louis. Over a hundred of their friends were at the depot last evening to bid them Godspeed. The approach of the train was a signal for a rice bombard, and the couple was forced to puss the gauntlet on their way from the cab to the depot. Incoming traveling men thought they had struck a hail storm. The newly wedded pair were given a merry send off by the large crowd who only regretted their early departure. Mr. and Mrs. Voglewede will spend some time in St. Louis and the west, and will then locate in Belmont, Kansas. SECOND MONEY. Kingmore Won First Heat at Cleveland. Kingmore got second money in th« 216: pace at Cleveland yesterday, wining the first heat in 2:12 1-4. Ebony King, a half brother, won the next two heats and the race. The purse was 11000 and Robert D. the favorite, failed to finish in the money. Then* were throe starters in the race and Kingmore certainly made a great showing.

ASK A SUBSIDY. The Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago Railroad Want Money. A petition has been filed before the board of commissioners of Jay county asking that an election be called and that the resident voters of Wayne township, in which Portland is located vote a subsidy of ♦54,500. This sum of money is to be used in the construction of what is to be known as the Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago steam railroad a project that is now down on paper. Like aid has already been given by Bluffton and Pennville, and should Portland cough up without any unnatural strains, Union City will be tackled as a repeater. COUNCIL MEETS. Macadam Streets Contracted For. A. J. Teeple Appointed Overseer of the New Streets. Other Business. At last night’s meeting of the I city council, the bid of Krick, Tyndall & Company for the macadamizing of south Tenth street was accepted and a contract has been entered into by the city council with that party for the construction of the same. The streets that are to be “stoned” take the following route: South on Tenth street from Adams street to Elm street thence east on Elm street to Line street. That part of Line street between Adams street and Niblick street, thence on Niblick street to Winchester street and there to terminate. Their bid was ♦I.OB per lineal foot and was the only one offered. No contract was made with the lowest bidder on the alley sewers. A. P. Beatty recently elected city attorney filed his bond which was accepted. It was moved that an overseer be elected to see that the stone streets were constructed according to plans and specifications and A. J. Teeple was unanimously appointed. Two bills were allowed one of ♦66.48 to General Electric Company, and S2O to Shaffer Peterson. CELINA TO PLAY. Game With Bluffton Canceled.—Celina to Play Here. Manager Marty of the Rosenthal base ball team has canceled the game which was to have been played at Bluffton next Sunday, | and Celina, Ohio, will play here ! instead. Mr. Marty thought this the best move in the face of present conditions at Bluffton which are not very favorable toward him or the Decatur team. Decatur will be put in winning form for next Sunday's game will very likely be one of the best of the season. Celina is playing fast ball and is considered one of the best teams in western Ohio. She has won with the Dayton National, Maxwell's Americans, St. Mary’s and a number of other strong teams, and so far this season has been defeated but one or two times. G. N. I. F. DIRECTORS MEET. The board of Directors of the Great Northean Indiana Fair Association met in this city today. The convention was well attended and nearly every township in the county was represented. The business was important and complete preparations were made for a thorou-jn advertising and work on distributing circulars and posting bills will soon be begun.

A QUICK TRIP. Mr. and Mrs. Schafer Run Auto Home. Came From Indianapolis on First Trip in About Seven Hours. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Schafer arrived home from Indianapolis this morning in their new automobile, making the run in about seven hours. They left the capital at noon yesterday, stopped over night at Montpelier and came home this morning, Mrs. Schafer acting as chaffeur most of the way. The machine is an ♦BSO Cadilac and the Schafer Hardware company have the agency for this county It is a two seated touring car with a speed capacity of thirty five miles an hour, and we had the privilege of a two mile spin this morning, during which time we were thoroughly convinced that the Cadilac is the only real automobile on the market for the money. It is made in Detroit and the Indianapolis agents have been unable to obtain machines fast enough to accomodate their customers . A professional chaffeur accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Schafer home and instructed them as to operating the auto. CHILDREN’S DAY. Wallace’s Shows Will be a Treat for Them. The Wallace Show which is booked to exhibit one day only in Decatur, Saturday August 1, has made unusual efforts to entertain the little folks as well as the adults with wholesome and profitable amusement. The date of a visit by the Great Wallace Show becomes a veritable "children’s day." It is a fact that Mr. Wallace has made greater efforts and gone to more expense to entertain the little folks than any other manager. Older people can always find entertainment but it is the little folks that are neglected by many. Mr. Wallace has provided a "children's department” in his big menagerie. Almost one half of the spice in the animal tent is filled with objects of special interest to the little people. The entire center is filled with 12s of the finest Shetland ponies ever seen in one collection. They are all sizes and colors. These ponies are used in the magnificent parade to pull the little cages of the miniature menagerie. Almost one side of the big menagerie tent is filled with little cute and costly cages made in imitation of the larger dens. These small cages are inhabited by small aniamls, such as monkeys, etc. In the circus proper, there arc twenty five clowns who are employed for the sole purpose of entertaining the children In addition to these attractions must be added the several acts of trained animals, the most notable of which are the traine seals, the trained bull and the bicycle riding elephant. The child who is so unfortunate to be deprived of enjoying such amusement is losing much in an educational way. Wallace’s Circus "children's day” will be Saturday, August Ist. THEIR FINAL REPORT. The county commissioners of Van Wert, county, Ohio, were here today in joint session with the viewi rs and surveyor McKean on the L. V. Sheets ditch, and la-fore they adjuorned their final report upon the same was fill'd with the auditor. This J improvement is quite an extensive one an is of mutual benefit to residents on lioth sides of the line..

NUMBER 171

General ” Topics. j A furniture dealer:—Current styles in furniture show an ever increasing popularity for the golden oak, maple also is now coming into favor. Felt mattresses will be universally used in the next, few years. The slat back diner is now popular, while green couches and davenports are the go. What about antique? There is a craze for old furniture, and in cities it is seen in all the best families Furniture of French, Dutch, Japanese and Chinese imitations is widely used. The Elizabethan style and that of Henry VIII you will need to be popular with the ultra fashionable people, are who getting away from the idea of soleer or gloomy dining rooms, and now the appearance of this important room is brightened with panel mirrors or cherry furniture. Brass beds are not sold much here, but modern and iron beds are both popular. Cretome will be much used this tall for draperies. Taffetas also will lie in demand. * * * A merchant says: Nothing is so conspicuous about a store as the awning, and nothing so detracts from appearance as a ragged or faded awning. Colored awnings are now the go. Latest styles show a tendency for broad, four and six inches wide, in which tan, red and blue shades predominate. The roller awning recommends itself for its usefulness and is fast replacing the rope awnings. * * * A citizen says: One thing I could never understand is why some people continually oppose undertakings which are plainly beneficial to them, because they see no immediate results. You doubtless fully ‘ realize this in the newspaper I business. A merchant too often I expects to see immediate returns i from a single advertisement, for- ■ getting meanwhile, that the , growth of his business like all others must be gradual. One thing especially that I have been forced to observe, is that merchants very often do not co-operate with their home papers. I don’t know that what I say has any significance, but I remember this has been the situation in several cities where I have lived. The merchant and home paper are prominent factors in any city, and the co-opera - tion of both can accomplish wonders. Merchants realize I think that wherever the home paper goes, the facilities and advantages of their city are advertised. The further the paper goes, the larger area it covers, the more trade will be brought into the city and nobody profits more thereby, than does the merchant. Whenever ho aids or pushes the local paper he is helping himself. A merchant will never gain anything by being “sore" on a newsy paper, but should take a personal interest in pushing it along. *% Without discussing the labor question, what are strikers gaining by their antics? There are well ordered and justifiable strikes no doubt, but would it not be wiser in many intances for the laborer to negotiate. The Americans are a resourceful people and when deprived of ordinary vent, all the energy of this resourceful individual is directed in new lines. Nearly every strike is followed. by the introduction or invention- wf some labor saving device. The carving machine is the direct result of the carver's strike ten or twelve years ago, the new machine for rolling plate glass requires but one third as many men as heretofore, and would never have boon invented but for the strike at Minneapolis. The linotype is traceable to the unrest of printers, and today one can see grain harvested by one man with the aid of new harvesting machines. Man can do wonderful thing in an emergency, and labor is only bringing destruction on itself by unwarranted uprising. Automatic waiters and laundry machines have been suggested for Chicago,