Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 182, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME I

FOUR BIDS Contract for Traction Grade Let Thursday. — Manager and Directors of the Fort Wayne i Springfield Line Meet Here. Four bids were filed for the construction of the grade the Fort Wayne and Springfield electric railway from Fort Wayne to this city over the Piqua road. The time for recieving bids was up at twelve o'clock noon today. Bids were filed on sections of three miles and all the entire grade. Each bidder filed with his proposal a certified check of 1100 which shall be forfeited in case the person to the contract is awarded shall fail to enter into a satisfactory contract and furnish sufficient bond for the completion of the work, within five days after the proposal is accepted. The bids are quite volumnious and as it will require some little time to compute who is the lowest bidder, Manager Fledderjohann informs us that they will not be able to award the contract before Thursday afternoon at which time their decision will be made public. They will push work along as rapidly as possible but it is hardly probable that the grading can be entirely completed this summer. STILL FIGURING. Meeting of Commercial Club To Night. T. O. McDonald , who is trying to locate the Caldwell, Keith Piano player factory here met with a few of the Commercial Club members and talked matters over stating what they exjx»ct. He says Decatur is splendidly situated, has railroad facilities hard to beat and should have a number of good factories. He would like to see the Keith plant come here and will do all he can to get them to. He wishes to sell some stock and if he can do so will locate here. Another meeting of the club will be held tonight to confer with Mr. McDonald concerning this matter and every member is requested to b? present. He is also negotiating with Auburn. One of their machines will arrive tonight for exhibition. BROKE KER ARM. Miss Hazel Sowers Has a Bad Fall. Hazel Sowers, twelve year old daughter of deputy postmaster Sawers met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon. She was running accross the street near her home on South Winchester street when she slipped and fell backwards. She threw her hands back to save herself and her full weight fell upon the left arm breaking it at the wrist. Dr. Beavers was called and reduced the fracture. She is got ting along nicely and will be alright again in a few days. Schools Open Sept. I. The public schools of the city of Decatur will open Tuesday Seponiter 1. This announcement was ocitfially made by the school board today in answer to many inquiries from people who are going away on vacations.

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MANY SALES. Beerv & Holthouse Selling Many Horses at High Prices. < )ne of the largest and best horse sales given this year by that enterprising firm the Beery & Holthouse, was the one at Van Wert yesterday. Thirty five horses were sold and the prices ranged from sso to |9O each. They are having many sales just now and every one of them tell a similar tale’to the one at Van Wert. It is evident that horse flesh is seriously in demand and it is the opinion of many that the top notch in pric? is not insight. SURPRISED. S. P. Beatty Taken Completely Unawares. He is Presented With a Beautiful Souvenir by His Friends Here. One of the most complete surprises of the season was that perpetrated last evening upon S. P. Beatty of Omaha, Nebraska. Sim, who has a fine position with the Wells, Fargo Express Co., at Omaha, is here on a visit and seemed to have forgotten that yesterday he had passed one score and ten. But not so his many friends. About twenty five couple gathered early in the evening at the home of A. P. Beatty and when Sim arrived there was “something doin’. - ’ For a while he didn't know whether or not he was back in the woolly west, but he recovered in due time, and joined in showing the assembled guests a good time. jCards and various other games entertained those present, and the midnight hour soon slipped by. Refreshments were served by Mrs. A. P. Beatty, and the guests paid her feast due homage. Sim was presented with a beautiful gold chain and masonic charm, and flooded with congratulations by all. PLEASANT AFFAIR. Party at jhe Steele Home in Kirkland Township. The largest party given in Kirk land township for some time was given at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Steele August I. The number of guests began to gather in at an early hour feeling their test. Games and music was the rage till an hour when each one part •<! for theirhomo wishing Mr. and Mrs. Steele and family many more such occasions. The following people were present: John Parrish, Harve Beery, Lewis Scherry, Gust Yake, Orval Heller, Fred Bent, William Jackson, Mylvin Welker Ed Borne, Albert Hurst, Frank Bright, August Schlickman, Noah |Frangeliger, Wes Manker, Martin Mankey, Ralph Case, Frank Cumen,Martin Abergo,Walter Steele Homer Andrewcs, Bob Beery, Alva Nichols, Joe Beery, Dale Spahr, John Singleton, Earl Butler, Dallas Butler, Clark Spahr John Borne, Luther Hower, Ernest Steele, Forest Steele, Minnie Brown, Maggie Brown, Susie Bright, Rosa Yager, Dollie Bright, Anna Yager, Rosa Jahn, Katie Burger, Emma Schlickman, Emma Frahnliger, Ella Burger. Minnie Borne, Clara Borne, Bessie Bowers, Bessie Steele, Dessio Beery, Medu Jackson, Etta Mallonee, Ruth Kittle, Minnie Sheets, Pearl Majors, Lillie Steele, Alta Dibble, Tina Steele.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1903.

NO ACTION. Council Gives Strickler Another Chance. He Failed to Appear Last Evening to Contract for Streets.—Will Meet Thursday. The city council was in session last evening but took no definite action in regard to the Monroe and Fourth street pavements. At this meeting H. P. Strickler of Toledo was to have advised the city authorities whether or not he could enter into a contract with the stipulation that all work was to be completed by Nov. 15. At the time the bids were received the Toledo man stated that he would be unwilling to agree to such a time limit unless he could secure himself by an agreement of the brick manufacturers to make ready shipments and keep him always supplied with material. The council decided at the time to give him until Monday to determine if he was willing to enter into contract with the city. INo answer has yet teen received hut Mr. Strickler was delayed a few days and as the delav was caused by the city they have decided to use the contract and will meet again next Thursday to consider the proposition. If Mr. Strickler fails then to answer them it is very probable that the contract will be I awarded to the Logan Brick Com : pany who are under a SIOOO j guarantee to complete the work by ■November Ist. Calvin Miller was ' awarded the contract for the macadamizing of East Rugg street and Fornax streets. Mr. Miller s hid was $1.69 per lineal foot. An inspector was called for and after casting ten ballots Jerry Russel was duly elected. THE NEXT CONGRESS. Indiana will Fare Well in Committee Assignments. A special from Indianapolis says ■ that Indiana members of congress ' hear from Joseph G. Cannon, prospective speaker of the national house of representatives, that he will go to Washington about Octoter 1, and will then being the real work of making up his committees for the next session of congress, which is to begin November 9. The Indiana members are receiving invitations to meet him at the national capital early in October. In the reconstruction of the committees the Indianians that have seen several terms of service will receive advancement in committee work. Last spring it was formally announced that Representative Hemmenway would become chairman of the committee on appropriations, and he will also be made a member of the committee on rules. Representative Overstreet, who already has committee work of an important character, will, it is believed, be made a member of the ways and means committee or advanced to the chairmanship of the committee on the judiciary. Charles B. Landis, it is understood would like a place on the committee on the affairs of the District of Columbia. Crumpucker, Holiday, Landis, of the Eleventh, Cromer and Watson have not indicated their preferences. The democratic members of the state stand well with the new s|teaker, and it is not improbable that they will get tetter assignments. Miers may get a place on the appropriations committee.

BUGGY RECOVERED. A Gang of Thieves Located in Allen County. The buggy which was stolen about two weeks ago from A. S. Elzey at Ossian was recovered at Leo, Ind., by the town marshal of New Haven who deserves especial credit for the manner in which he worked up the case. He has yet made no arrest in the case, but will do so, is reported tonight. He says that here is a regularly organized tend of robbers in the vicinity of New Haven and Leo. Two men who were using the Elzey buggy abandoned it when they saw the New Haven marshal approaching. Names are witheld by’ request until arrests are made. HUNDRED BARRELS — Good Oil Well on J. M. Dull Farm. Globe Oil Company Got Their Best Producer Yesterday, G. W. Hardin, of Indianapolis, | general manager of the Globe Oil Company was in the city this mornj ing and informded us that their ■company brought in a hundred barrel well, full test on the James M. Dull farm yesterday noon. It is one of the test wells in the territory and is the fourth good one for , the Globe Company , who naturally felt very much elated. Pay sand was struck at a depth of 1087 feet and the oil at 1107 feet. The well was shot yesterday afternoon and the oil came in such quantities th it the workmen were unable to take care of it. Mr. Dull is well known here being a member if the Great Northern Fair Association and an active worker in same. He has many friends here who hope a dozen just as good wells will be developed on his fram. The Globe comparfy are just now busily engaged in establishing a power plant to operate their four wells and such new ones as mav come in hereafer. Mr. Hardin says this is the first statement he has ever made to any news j jiaper concerning their business. , They own Ju num ter of leases about Decatur and he says it is his candid 'opinion that there will be wells all about here within a few years and I good ones at that. BUYS NEW MACHINE. H. Gerke Gets the First Portable Gasoline Engine. Herman Gerke, who lives east of this city has purchased through the Bowers Hardware company a twelve horse power portable gasoline engine. The engine and cooling tank for the water supply is fastened on trucks and can be moved at liberty. The machine was built by the Fairbanks-Morse Engine Company and came from their mills at Beloit Wisconsin. The machine is the first of its kind to roach this city and though it is new here it is by no means in the exjierimentul stage but has teen in use for a number of yours and has proven very successful. Mr. Gerke will use it to run threshing machine, corn buskers, feed mills and to sawjj wood. It has many advantages over the wood burning engine but most important is the cost, of operation as the gasoline machine will only consume about one half gallon of gasoline jier working day of ten hours.

FAINTING SPELL Pope Pius X Taken Suddenly 111. Attack Brought On by Over-Exertion Caused Great Alarm.—Soon Revived. Special to Daily Democrat. Rome Aug. 11—lop? Pius X had a fainting spell this morning while celebrating mass, but soon revived. Great confusion and alarm prevailed among the worshippers. The pope has teen over exerting himself and this caused the attack. NEW ORDER. Junior Order of G. A. R. at Marion. A movement has been started in Marion to organize a veteran society composed entirley of the battle-scar-red heroes of the Spanish-American war, and at present the prospect I for the organization looks very bright. It is well known in this city that for some time there have teen two societies battling for su- ■ premacy, both composed of war veterans from the United States who fought in the Spanish-American | war a few years ago. One of these societies has been in the east and one in the west. On account of the feeling between these two societies neither one prospered to any great extent and it was at last thought advisable for the two to join hands and exist as one great body. This was at last accomplished and the two factions from the east and middle west joined hands and a representative of the society, Nathan Cook, arrived in the city today for the purpose of trying to perfect the organization of the veterans in Marion. The plan of the society is something on the same line as the Grand Army of the Republic, composed of the | boys who fought in the sixties. It is a sort of protective society to ' cure for its members when they are sick or unable to obtain employment and is maintiti led at a I remarkably small expense. It is stated that the iniation fee is to be but $1 and that the monthly payments are reasonably small. A large number of the old boys who were members of Company A have taken kindly to the idea and the new society may be able to organize a branch in Marion.— Marion Leader. TURN FOR BETTER. B. F. Prescott Has a Chance to Live. A. P. Beatty received a telegram last evening from Mrs. B. F. Prescott, Frankfort, saying that her husband who was injured near here a week ago had taken a decided turn for the tetter. He has been almost at death's door for a week but the family and Jfriends now teliceve the worst, is past. Mr. Beatty visited him Sunday evening and ' upon his recommendation u change of treatment was made and it is believed that Mr. Prescott owes his improved condition to that fact.

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MARION CARNIVAL. Decatur Being Covered With Advertising for the Event. Harry Ham secretary of the local lodge of Pathfinders at Marion, was here today spreading the advertising for the great Pathfinders Carnival, which is to take Marion by storm August 31 to September 5. Great preparations are under way for this event, the entertaining features being in charge of The General Amusement Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio. The official program indicates that it will be the swellest even to the season for Marion. They are figuring on entertaining people from all over this end of the earth, and likely will not be disappointed. A SYNOD MEETING Evangelical Lutherans at Cleveland. i A Number of Representatives From This County Will Attend. A number of Adams county people left today for Cleveland, Ohio, to attend the annual session of the > Evangelical Lutheran Association of the middle district composed of Inidana and Ohio. The session begins tomorrow and continues until Saturday. The welfare of the synod and various religious subjects of especial interest to the pasters, teachers and delegates will be discussed. Among those who will attend from here are F. W. Christianer, delegate, Louis Lehman, teacher. Rev. Dornseif, pastor of St. Peters church; Rev. Klansing and Prof. Domkoehler, Preble; Rev. Huge, Rev. Zwick and Prof. Gash of Bingen ; Rev. Smith of Union township. CHRISTENING PARTY. Georgie Schug's Birthday Celebration. A happy and unique affair was George Schug's birthday party yesterday afternoon. About twenty baby girls and boys and their mammas were present and indulged in the pleasures of the occasion. The little folks played and the mothers talked and watched them. The event of the afternoon was the christening of little Georgie, Rev. E A Allen of the Presbyterian church officiating. Music for the event was furnished by a quartette composed of Mr. and Mrs. I’ B Thomas, Mrs. C. L. Walters and Fred Patterson. A sumptuous two course luncheon was served. Georgie received many pretty gifts. WILL GRADUATE. Miss Blackburn in the Valparaiso Class. Invitations have teen received here announcing the commencement exercises of the kindergarten department of the Vaparaiso Col lege, the event to occur at eight o’clock Thursday evening. August 13. Among those who will receive ! certificates is Miss Nellie Muy Blackburn of this city. The exercisea will te very’ appropriate, the principal address to to made by Rev. Robert McEntyro of Los Angeles, i California, one of the greatest . lecturers of the country. Miss . Blackburn hits many friends here who join us in offering congrutulaI tions.