Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

TEAMSTER’S UNION Kill Ask Redress for Grievances. Union will be Organized and a Scale of $3.00 Per Day to be Demanded. The teamsters of this city and county are circulating a petition today which reads as follows: "We, whose names are hereto appended, do hereby associate ourselves together as a body cooperate for the purpose of protecting ourselves nnd our business. The name of the association shall be '— ot Decatur, Indiana. The affairs of the association shall be managed by directors, one of said directors to be chosen as president, bne as vice president, one as secret try, and one as treasurer, and said I Hamed officers are to be elected by the members as the rules and by laws to be drafted at a meeting to be held hereafter and to be agreed ipon by the members whose names ire hereto attached." The petition is rapidly gaining signers and a teamster’s union looks like a sure thing. They will seek the co-op-ration of the farmers, who do much of the hauling for the nai’adam roads. Teamsters say they are getting 12.40 per day, but [then the union is complete they li>clare nothing less than $3.00 a lay will satisfy them. One of the men interested told a Democrat reporter taxlay that it expected to be organized within a week, but lothing will be done until officers ire elected. ABOUT CROPS. he Indiana Watermelons will be in Abundance. Watermelons in plenty will be ;oodnews all over Indiana. According to the weekly crop bulletin Issued by the United States weather iureau the melon crop was never letter and the harvest season s now on. As to other crops the teport differs. Wheat, oats and timothy harvests are al>out over Timothy wherever grown turned >ut fairly well, but the wheat and yield was much below the Average. Growing corn was much benefited by the rainfall of the past keek. The sprouts all look healthy ; Bid the crop should be heavy Early potatoes are yielding a light top and the later potatoes look letter since the rain. Moisture is jpi ily netaled, however, not only by , potatoes, but by all garden vege Babies. Tobacco is promising D: uth has affected the blackberry j fc l p High winds and hail affected >h apple crop. Some plowing has w n done for fall wheat, but the (found does not work well on account of the drouthWEDDING ANNOUNCED. Miss Della Baughman and Earnest Weaver to Wed Soon. [The wedding of Miss Delle Baugh lan and Earnest Weaver two opulnrjyoung jieoplo of this city ns lieen announced to take place n the evening of August 20, at the rides home on Eighth street, loth the bride and groom to be are lighly rea]iected and have the best fishes of their many friends, lias Baughman is the daughter of Squire and Mrs. William Baughman fid the gnsmi is the son of Isaac Weaver who lives on the Ellsworth I nu m south of this city. Mr. andj Mrs Weaver will reside in this city . |

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STOLE UMBRELLA Jack, the Painter, Sells Stolen Article and Skips. •Tack, the steeple and stack painter, has ducked the border and Pete Gaffer is four bits to the bum. •Tack was passing the house of Mrs. Mary Rademacker yesterday J when .he spied a good looking umbrella on the porch. Now Jack had always been taught to make the most of his opportunities, and secured the umbrella without a struggle. It belonged to Mrs. Snellen who was visiting there, and Marshal Cordua was notified. He found the umbrella with Peter Gaffer, who unsuspecting, had paid Jack fifty cents. All morning's search failed to locate the offender and by this time Jack is performing his sleight of hand in another city. NEXT SUNDAY Change Takes Effect on Clover Leaf. Two New Trains to be Added and Entire New Schedule will Begin. Agent Miller of the Colver Leaf has received the following official notice:—Special Notice to patrons of the Clover Leaf Route. An important change of time will take place on the Clover Leaf route Sunday, August 2, 1903. Get information of local ticket agents, Clover Leaf route, or address C. 1). Whitney. General Traffic Man ager, Clover Leaf Route, Toledo Ohio. The exact time of the various trains has not been made known yet to even agent Miller, but will be very probably by tomorrow. Two new trains are to be added, one each way and the schedule of the other trains will be changed to correspond properly with the running of these. OVER A MILLION Big Gain of Valuation in Adams County. Only One Appeal From County Board of Review to State Commissioners Made. — County »•"> ssor Elias Crist has 1 completed his report showing the advances over the previous assessments The assessment on land in the county is $1,231,004; on improvementsis $16,170, on lots is $867,62,; improvements on on lots, $170,075; on personal property $191,207. making a total increase in tin valuation of assessable property of $1,594,218. Only one appeal from the decisions of the Board of Review of the county to the State Tax Commissioners has been made, and that one is by the Decatur I Lumber Company wose valuation for taxes was increased from $4500 to S6OOO. REFUSED TO GO. j. J. Dilling the confectioner of Marion Indiana whose line of goods has made him famous had a break down with his automobije when coming into this city last evening and he was obliged to leave the machine stand until this morning. The break was the riqiaired and the lohauffienr started out again Mr , ! Dilling has an extensive territory to 1 cover and makes all towns in his i autombile. I

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1903.

WILL WED SOON Invitations Issued for Nib-lick-Suttles Nuptials. Their Marriage Will Occur at Eight O’clock Next Thursday Evening. Invitations were issued today by Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick for the marriage of their daughter, Harriet Evens to Mr. Arthur D. Suttles. The event will occur next Thursday evening, August sixth, and while it will be strictly a family wedding, it will be without doubt a most beautiful one. Rev. John C. White of the Methodist church will perform the ceremony at the Niblick home at eight o'clock in the evening and Mr. and Mrs. Suttles will leave at eleven o'clock over the G. R. & I. for a two weeks tour through nothern Michigan. Immediately upon their return they will be at home in their own pretty little cottage on Market street. Invitations for the wedding were sent to fifty five relatives, including a number at Bluffton and Fort Wayne. Both Miss Niblick and Mr. Suttles are well known in Decatur society and the Democrat advances best wishes. A GREAT RACE. Brilliant Finish of Kingmore at Cleveland. The Leader thus describes the great heat of the 2:16 pace won by Kingmore. a Decatur horse, Tues day: With ten starters in the last race of the day, it appeared to be the most open event, and hard to select a winner. Kingmore, according to the‘'dope" which was so manifested in a few handbooks, was favorite. This proved to be the most erratic field of the meeting, so far this week, the hobbled pacers taking turns in making trouble for the starting judges. This was especially true of Kingmore, who danced a jig with the straps on, much to the delight of the crowd. Finally, starting Judge Merrell told the bad actors to take care of themselves, and the word was given. Kingmore was nt least a dozen lengths back when the word was given, but going like the wind. Lord Gentry, who drew the pole position, fell back at the quarter, when Ebony King took up the run. By this time the crowd in the grand stand saw a man in a blue coat working his horse up through the bunch from the last place. A hasty glance at the score card showed the horse to be Kingmore. All interest was lost in the front tier, the crowd watching Kingmore. As he came within hailing distance of the leaders at the three quarters, the crowd cheered, and wondered if he would be able to get through. Thon began the drive to the win-, the crowd standing up to witness the spectacular finish. The first five horses went under the wire eyelashes apart, and while it looked from the grand stand as if Ebony King had won by a nose, the judges gave the heat to Kingmore. The crowd cheered Kingmore and his victory was a popular one. THEODORE SMITH IMPROVED. Theodore Smith was much Is-ttcr today and chances for recovery are now better than at any other time during his illness. He rested well during the night and the attending physicsn said that, at the present time, although serious, the condition is the more favorable for recovery than it has lx>en for some time.

CHANGE OF VENUE. John Crowl Will be Tried Next Tuesday. The case against John Crowl who was arrested for impersonating an officer a few days ago, will be tried before 'Squire Chalfant in Lancaster township, Wells county, next 1 Tuesday. Crowl lives near Honduras and went accross the county line and arrested Ulla Holtz, the peddler, who tried to beat Lew Mills out of a board bill. Crowl was given authority to arrest the woman by 'Squire Bailey and acted in good faith. As there was no intent to commit a crime it is probable that he will be acquitted. The ease was to be heard at Bluffton yesterday, but Crowl took a change of venue. He is represented by Attorney L. C. De Voss of this city. THEY BACK UP. Bluffton Papers Didn’t Mean It. Say the Report Came From Others Than the Manager, Who Admits Fair Treatment. Decatur papers are still frenzied I over the loss of the ball game Sunday. They call the Bluffton team 1 a gang of toughs and robbers and say that the Decatur ream will j stand no show here Sunday. Decatur will get as good a deal here Sunday as they could get on any other diamond in the state. Harry Cutting, manager of the Imperials, says that the ball team got I the best kind of treatment from the Decatur ball players Sunday both during and after the game but that they had a kick coming on the way the scoring was done. He does not say the team tried to rob them of either the game or the big end of the gate receipts. We will say that when the Decatur team comes here they will be given good treatment, and a scoreman who understands his business will be engaged to keep track of the game so that there can be no misunderstanding as to the game.—Bluffton News The Banner also contained an apology of about the same sort, but they camo too late. Manager Marty is a ■ gentleman and a business man who has no time to quarrel with Bluffton or anyone else. He wrote manager Cutting Tuesday to retract the statements published and as nothing was done until last evening’s papers came out, Mr. Marty arranged for a game with Celina THE CHAUTAUQUA. Program for Rome City Assembly for Next Week. Third week of the Western Chautauqua at Rome City will pres ent a strong program. Rev. Cartwright of P< nnsylvania; Rev. Geo. W. Adams of New York, and Rev. Geo. Wood Anderson of Ohio are on the lecture platform. Besides these we note W. C. T. U. Temperance, Reading Club, and Lalx>r Days, with Rev. Anna Shaw, the noted preacher of Methodism ; Mrs. L. Orimston Chant, the eloquent English orator, and Hon. Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, as representative speakers. The Sunday sermons will be preached by Rev. Geo. Wood Anderson and Rev. Richard C. Jones. The Iftirrnony Quartette will give Sacred Concert on Sabbath afternoon. The Cinemutiegiaph programs will be of interest.

GIRL ASSAULTED Said to Have Formerly Lived Here. J Ethel Bartlow at Marion, the , Alleged Victim of Curious Attempt. t A dispatch from Marion gives I the following thrilling account of the rough handling of a former Decatur girl: An unknown man, whose mission was not clear, entered the sleeping apartments of- - Ethel Bartlow, 20 years of age, ■ early this morning. With a | 1 handkerchief saturated with a drug ' he attempted to chloroform the young woman. She was aroused from her slumbers and when she sat up ine bed thman grabbed her by ■ the throat and choked her until she i was almost unconscious, at the same time holding the handkerchief near her nose. When he released his hold the young woman screamed, and he grabbed her by the throat again, rendering her speechless. Fearing that her cries had aroused I the neighbors, he jumped out of a j window and made good his escape. Miss Bartlow gave the alarm by cries of murder and help. People living in the same house took after the man. but were unable to overtake him. Miss Bartlow is the ! cashier for a large establishment, and it was at first supposed that the ' man’s object in entering her room was robbery. Nothing was disturbed, however. When the young woman awoke the man was standing at the side of her bed, holding the handkerchief near her face, ! She described him as being tall ; and well dressed. She did not | catch a glimpse’of his face. As far as she knows she has no enemies, and is at a loss to understand the ■ affair. She came to this city from Decatur, Indiana, and was formerly employed at the Ladies' Exchange. An effort was made to enter the house the night before. Miss Bartlow doe.- not believe it was an attempt to kidnap her. No one by this name seems to be known in Decatur, and by some it is believed to mean Ethel Bartling. WERE SHOCKED. Struck in the Vicinity of Decatur and Marshall Streets. During the rain storm last evening lightning struck in the vicinity of Decatur and Marshall street and | several jx-ople were quite severely shocked. Mrs. llarvev Sprague was standing in the door of her home at ! the time and so severe was the shock which she received that her arm and shoulder pained her today. Mrs. Sprague was leaning against the screen door and it is thought that the metal wires served as a I conductor. Daniel Reynolds who lives in the vicinity where the lightning struck was also shocked and was unable to lx- about very I much today. Just where the bolt I struck could not lx- found but it is thought that it was probably conducted to the earth by some pump or piece of iron to which no damage could be done. DINNER PARTY. Miss Rose Martin entertained ] twenty five of her friends at a , dinner last evening. The guests , assembled at Miss Martin’s home at , six o’clock and at six thirty a i dinner was served. The table was burdened with tempting delicacies and none present were averse to disposing of them. After dinner various games and contests 1 furnished amseument for theguests. The guests of honor were the Misses 1 Muy and Anna Obernmn of (’incinnati.

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WILL BE SECRET. Board of Pardons Make a New Rule. Hereafter the recommendations of the board of pardons, to Governor Durbin for executive clemency in the cases of men confined in the penitentiary and reformatory will not be made public. The pardons and paroles of prisoners were at one time made public through the newspapers, but George B. Lockwood, secretary of Governor Durbin, has deeided that they had best not be made known. Mr. Lockwood says the publication of the stories rest 'on the inspiration of many request for pardons to the great annoyance of the govrenor’s office and to the board of pardons. The men released also are advertised before they get I back to their homes. Mr. Locki wood says that men after getting I out of prison have been so humiliated by the newspaper reports of their release that they have been disheartened in their ambition to begin life anew. WILL IMPROVE. Chicago & Erie to be a Fine System. Have Bonded the Line and Will Spend the Money Freely to Carry Out Plans. "Within two years the Erie rail- | road will be on a standard equal to that maintainted by the New York Central and the Pennsylvania systems. In other words it will be I one of the highest examples of j modern railroad.” This statement I was made yesterday by one of the i officals of the Erie company who |isin a position to know whereof he speaks. The statement made by him was of the utmost importance just at this time, when there is more or less conjecture as to what is ahead of the Erie railroad. The statement was based upon the knowledge that the Erie railroad is to be double tracked all the way from New York City to Chicago within that length of time. The hesitancy which has been shown by some of the railroads in expanding at the time has not deterred the Erie the least. It has bonds issued ready to float, and has about succeeded in having these bonds underwritten. That will give it money for some time. This money will lx- sp-nt freely in carrying out the plans of the Erie, and no time will be lost. —Huntington News-Democrat. A SHIRT TALE. Last Tuesday during the tornado in the vicinity of Chattanooga, “Nig’ Foltz, who was doing a fishin;; job for Mike Scarry, became panic stricken, and ran in and out of the derrick like a rooster with his head off When the storm abated it was found that "Nig" had been divested of his shirt and one shoe, and that he had also been bereft of a portion of his senses. Friday the report came from Celina that a shirt bearing the well-known brand of Foltz had been captured at the reservoir, and that a party of Celina hunters were searching for the man who had formerly boon inside the shirt — Willshire Herald. STRAW RIDE. Miss Rose Martin will entertain tonight at a straw ride and moonlight picnic in honor of Misses Ober man of Cineiuuuti. A ride through the country will end with a picnic and lunch at Steeles park.