Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 176, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

LEW POPE IS CHOSEN Cardinal Sarto, Patriarch of Venus. S PIUS THE TENTH ionclave Agreed This Morning and the News Received With Great Enthusiasm. Special to The Dally Democrat. 5 R une, August 4—The conclave of krdinals this morning elected irdinal Sarto, patriarch of Venice, s the successor to Poe Leo. He |h' taken the name of Pope Pius lenth. The announcement was kceived with great enthusiasm r the crowds about the Vatican. DIRECTORS MEET. fficers Chosen for Old Adams County Bank. |The annual meeting of the stock blders of the Old Adams County knk was held in their offices in ke Bank block this morning, bginning at nine o’clock and conn ling until noon. The most imbrtant item of business was the ■le ’ .on of officers and board of ■i' tors. Tile officres and mem■ers who have served daring the past jte again chosen the following w« 11 known business men being th' list: Preisdent, W. H. Niblick; Vice president, David Studabaker; Otehier, R. K. Allison; assistant cashiers, C. S. Niblick and French Quinn; board of directors. R. B. Allison, R. K. Allison, J. S. Bowers, D i vid Studabaker, W. H. N’blick, M J. Niblick and Henry Hite. Rriie other business consisted of the declaring of dividends and other affairs of particular interest only to stockholdi rs. SMALL BLAZE. Fire in West End Causes Some Excitement. I A barn belonging to Mrs. Rachael Kern on Eighth street caught Bre this afternoon and for a while caused all kind of excitement. Mrs. Bern has been accustomed to etnpty her ashes in u barrel which ahe keeps in the barn. One of thes. > barrels containing hot coals caught fire and from this a side < f the barn ignited. The interior was badly burned and damaged to the extent of fifty dollars, with no insurance. Both companies responded quickly and prevented further damage. A SURE SIGN. Six weeks until frost. And all be< jause a katydid had to make her presence known by its tell tale plaint which designates the time which will eleapse before he first frost covers terra firm. According to this the first frost will visit Adams county in the early part of September. As a matter of course the announcement of an early frost strikes terror to the Sear' of the gardener, as it means an end to his season’s crop of veg■tables. But the hay fever sufferer Will hail with delight the promise of early frosts as it is the only effective cure of sneezing, coughing and watery eyes.

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WILL MOVE. J. B. Mason and Family Will Leave for the Southwest. J B. Mason for a number of years a resident of this city will I soon move his family to the south west where he will continue in the j lumber business. He is at present interested in several mills in neigh-, boring cities but timber has become I so scarce that it is necessary to] move to a Better country. Mr. ; Mason will leave for Arkansas | one week from today and after the ] saw mill has been set up he will move his family from this city. BIDS OPENED St. Mary’s Township’s Macadam Roads. Under This Year's Valuation it is Probable Both Roads Will be Built. At ten o’clock and in accordance with previous advertisement the board of commissioners opened the bids for the North and South St. Mary's township macadam roads, the same being voted for and favorably carried at a township election held in June. The bids as opened were on the north road E. Woods & Co. 116,500; Julius Haugk <16,56b; and Davis Dailey, $14,980. South road, E. Woods & Co., $14,010, and Julius Haugk $14,139. The two lowest bidders were Davis Dailey on the north road, and E. Woods & Co., on the south road. No contracts were awarded today and will not be for a week or ten days, or until the board is called by the auditor. By roughly estimating it is thought that the valuation of the real estate and personal property in St. Marys township will permit the building of both roads under the two per cent limit of indebtedness. The delay in letting the contract is for the purpose of giving the auditor time to total up the assessment sheets for the township, which will determine this point in question. Should the valuation prove sufficient contracts for lx>th roads will be made, and bonds for their construction sold. Should the valuation be short, then one road will be sold. At the farthest construction of both roads will not lie necessarily delayed longer than until next year. The two roads cm bi ace about nine miles and cover the two important thoroughfares of the township, and when completed will lie a source of pride and convenience to the energetic people of St. Mary’s township. NO TRACE. Bollinger Pocketbook Is Still Missing. Eph Bollinger was in town this morning and says he has given up ever seeing his picket book or the valuable papers contained therein. He says he thinks the pollen protection with the Wallace circus is not half what it is advertised to be. There is a general opinion here that the detective force which the show carries are about ns tough a gang as are those who travel under less pretentious titles. Reports of robberies similar to the ones here and even worse come from [Bluffton, Hartford City and other places whore they have been. At Bluffton several stores were robbed.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1903.

DAMAGE SUIT I Ulla Huitz Sues Adams County Citizens. I f DEMANDS SI,OOO OF THE FOUR 1 DEFENDANTS. ( Says They Deprived Her of Liberty and Heaped Curses and Indignities Upon Her. I Ulla Huitz the sweeper agent who ; has been battling with Adams coun-1 ty citizens for two weeks past, the result of a business controversy with L C. Mills the Honduras merchant, has brought damage suit.l The ease was filed last evening by attorney David E. Smi*h and Mock & Sons and is entited Ulla Huitz vs Bert Bailey, Hazel C. Andrews, Lewis C. Mills and John B. Crowl, complaint for false imprisonment. 1 demand SI,OOO. The complaint is very short, simply reciting the fact that on July 22 the defendants in j this suit unlawfully imprisoned her and deprived her of librety for the space of ten hours. They impri- ] soned her in Wells county and carried her to Adams county, heaped cures, indignities and vulgarities upon her and kept her imprisoned until ten o’clock [at night, compelling her to pay $8.60 to obtain her liberty. All this she claims was unlawful and uncalled for and to reimburse her for injured feelings and mortifiea | tions she demands the sum of SIOOO. | She was arrested for beating a I thirty cent board bill, and paid a , fine of s•'.3o. The suit was filed I by Mills before ’Squire Bailey, who I ordered Hazel Andrews to arrest | her but he was busy in the harvest I fields and ordered John Crowl to I make the arrest, hence the four ] parties to the suit. AWFUL CRIME. — Young Man Mutilated by Two Negroes. The most dastardly crime of recent months was committed near Hartford City yesterday when two negroes meet George Hearshy, a I popular young man, nineteen years ; old, in the woods, took his gun away from him and then mutilated him in the most terrible manner i i imaginable, completely castrating him. He managed to crawl' home and the alarm was given, i A posse was organized and started in pursuit of the black wretches. ’ A dispatch from Hartford City] this morning said: The two' nergoes charged with mutilating' young George Hearshey were arrested late last night by shreiff and his deputies. The prisoners were brought to the city safely and placed in jail, after having been followed by a mob bent upon lynching them. The mob followed . the negroes all afternoon and finally surrounded them in a clump of woods. Had they caught them they would most certainly have been lynched, but Sheriff' Morrical and his men managed to lay hands upon the culprits and brought them in safety to the city. The people of the city and surrounding country are wildly excited and the danger of a lynching in not yet over. EXECUTOR APPOINTED. The late G. W. Archbold named in his will John Ferguson of Fort Wayne, as his executor. Mr. Ferguson is a lumber dealer of Fort Wayne who is well known in this city has filed his bond and is now acting in that capacity.

BIG PICNIC. Good Time at Mann’s Grove Next Saturday. A grand picnic will be given by 1 the Mt. Pleasant Sabbath school and Epworth League Society, August Bth, in J. E. Mann’s grove three and one half miles northwest of Decatur on the Dectur and Magley pike road. Plenty of good music and speaking will be on the program for the day. Dinner will be served on the grounds and plenty of refreshments of all kinds will be on hands all day. Proceeds to be used for the erection of a new church. Everybody invited. THE CLUB MEETING Favorable Report on County Hospital. FOURTEEN NEW MEMBERS ADDED TO COMMERCIAL CLUB. Committee Appointed to Confer With Railway Men Concerning Bonus. The regular monthly meeting of the Commercial Club was held ' last evening at their rooms and . some busines of an important nature ' was discussed. Dr. J. M. Miller, representing the committee ap pointed to investigate the question and opportunities of securing a hospital for this county reported favorably and stated that they had secured a large number of signatures to a petition for same The report was accepted by the clu' and Secretary F. M. Schirmeyer authorized to draft proper resolutions and to present same with the I petition to the county commisi sioners today. The Fort Wayne & Springfield traction line proposition was then discussed, the directors of the Club submitting the j request of $14,000 for power house | and offices to the members. A detailed map showing the proposed j line and stating that the estimated I cost of same is $20,000 per mile and lof buildings $50,000, was filed, i Upon motion the matter was reI ferred to a committee composed ] ofJMessrs. C. J. Lutz, W. 11. Niblick and C. A. Dugan who will confer ■ further with the company and i consider the possibilities in raising > the amount demanded. Fourteen ] new members to the club were I I voted, in making a total of ninetyseven, but three vacancies. A DIVORCE FOLLOWS. Mrs. Wingfield Has Legal Redress. Mrs. Emma Wingfield, through her attorneys Mock <t Sons, filed suit for divorce this aftrenoon from her husband, Ed Wingfield. In her complaint she alleges that he has been guilty of adultery and cruel and inhuman treatment, reciting in her compalint a number of instances during the jiast two years. She alleges that this morning he struck her in the face with his fist kicked her and called her vile, vulgar, and indecent names. She says that they were married October 12, 1892 and separated August 1 1903. She asks for tire custody of their two children, Marie, aged ten, and Edgar D., aged 5. She also asks for SI,OOO alimony and $lO per week for maintenance of each of the two children.— Bluffton Nows. Ed Wingfield in one of the men who was surprised by his wife here Saturday evening while in company with another woman.

ASKS DIVORCE ’ I The Rileys Have Family Troubles. ( • 1 I Abandonment and Cruel Treat- i ment Are Alleged. ! f Attorney L. C. De Voss has filed a ! suit for divorce with the clerk of I the Adams circcuit court, the same , ladng entited Sarah E. Riley vs ; | James P. Riley. The complaint shows that they were married March 29, 1897 and Ivied together until July 16, 1901, when the de- , I fendant bandoned his wife and has si —e refused to cohabit with her. Cruel and inhuman treatment , are alleged and Mrs. Riley says that I when she was sick her busband . called her ugly names. They have I ] two children, Herbert aged six and i Verse, aged three. Mr. Riley is : employed in the oil fields and makes , sixty dollars a month. Wherefore the sum of SSOO alimony and all further and proper relief is prayed for. ENTERTAINED. Miss Arbie Loch Was Hostess Last Evening. The first society event for several ! days was the reception and entertainment given by Miss Arbie Loch at her home last evening, in honor of Miss Jeannette Crinke of ] Kendalville. About forty of Miss i Arbie's friends were present and j they were all feeling their best. ' A novel game was provided for the guests, in which bean bags were thrown through a hoop, from the top of which was suspended a bell. The trick was to thrown the bag | through the hoop without ringing the bell. The game was a hit with those present, who found the feat more difficult than it appeared. Todd Linn had his weather eye with him, and finished with first prize, a beautiful hand painted i picture. Booby was given Miss ] Lola Jackson. At ten o'clock refreshments were served by the hostess, during which several musical selections were given. After' luncheon the party went to the ' Columbian Club rooms when' for | several hours they gayly tripped to I rag time. The event was highly successful and quite a treat to ' Decatur society. Out of town i i guests were Misses Jeannette ] Wrinkle of Kendalville, Nell Simi son of Berne, and Mr. Lorea Marsh of Celina, O. ARE AMBITIOUS. Women Engage in Many Kinds of Professional Pursuits. The invasion of women into the j labor world is astounding if we presume that conditions all over the country are like those in the state of Massachusetts. The Massachussetts Bureau of Statistics have reported recently that there are 100,000 females of various ages in their state that work in factories, that there are 20,000 who practice pro- . tessions, 727 messengers, 44 hack . drivers, 245 photographers, 10 brickmasons, 5 steam fitters, 7 marble cutters and 5 butchers. By the this report it is seen that ■ women are undertaking ‘ work which requires animal strength and should be left to men alone. The lady clerk, school teacher, stenographer or machine operator is nil right but when it comes to female brick mason, plumber or hack driver they are tresspassing beyond their element and are on dangerous grounds.

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WANT NAMES CHANGED Lyman Bros. File a Petition to That Effect, Petitions have been filed by William and Joseph Leinwander to change their names to William and Joseph Lyman. They are the well known young picture men and have always been known here as the Lyman Bros. The change of name is made for business purposes solely the name of Lyman being much more convenient in various ways than Leinwander. Their petitions will be no doubt granted by Judge Erwin at the September term of court. COUNTY HOSPITAL Petition Filed Before the Commissioners. The Physicians of the City Making an Earnest Plea in Its Favor. A petition bearing the names of one hundred and twenty-five Adams county citizens, has been filed with ; the commissioners. The petition prays the board to erect a county hospital under provisions of a law enacted by the last legislature. The physicians of the city have been before the board and are earnest in their efforts in favor iof such an institution. According . to the argument advanced in favor ] a county hosital, there is little room to doubt the necessity, and utter necessity at that, of such a building, and thoroughly equip it for use. There is no disputing the fact that there are many points to ] its favor. This is an advanced age in medicine and surgery, and with that must come also the advanced equipment for treatment. The value of a nurse is also one of necessities and so realized in the present day practice of medicine. ]lt is estimated that $15,000 would erect and equip a hospital on the old fair grounds which is owned by the county. The board have the matter under advisement. DOWN SOUTH. I Decatur Capitalists Interested in Large Southern Factory, L. D. Adams left last evening in company with several Indianapolis capitalists for Mississippi and the south. The party will be gone several weeks anil will before their return determine on a location for a cooperage plant. The thickly wooded southwest territory is ' well adapted to the needs of such I a factory and Mr. Aoams and the other gentlemen interested have no doubt as to the success of their venture. Nothing definite has as yet been arranged regarding the extent on capacity of the [new factory but indications piont to one of the largest factories of this kind east of the Mississippi. MRS. ERHART'S STATEMENT. Mrs. Henry Erhart called at. this office this morning and asked us to rectify our report of her altercation with Mrs Watkins at the show Saturday. She says they never hud a real quarrel but for several months just left each other alone. She says the scrap occurred after the show was over and that Mrs. Watkins followed her a tout and insulted her until terctoarnnco (•eased to boa virtue and she proceeded to knock her down. Mrs. Watkins came out second best in the fight and Mrs. Erhart was unhurt.