Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 14 August 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

CONTRACTS TO BUILD STREETS Mr. Streicher Finally Arrives.

Will Begin Work at Once. Must Complete Jobs by November 15. Forfeits Ten Dollars a Day After That Time. Will Use Logan Brick. By November 15th or a very little later Decatur will have alxmt fifteen blocks more of first class paved streets. H. P. Streicher of Toledo the lowest bidder on the Monroe and Fourth street jobs arrived in this city last evening on over due No. 13 about 5.45 o'clock and by 9.00 o’clock had contracted with the city council. The general opinion prevailed that Mr. Streicher would not appear but at the “eleventh hour” he entered the council chamber and dispelled the pent up suspense which was evident the entire evening. The bond of the contractor ’which was sent to Indianapolis to be signed has not yet arrived and the city authorities will meet next Monday evening to pass their approval of that document. It is evident that the Toledo contractor has secured an agreement with the brick company to furninsh the jiaving Some Oil News. The following oil notes from the Berne Witness are of interest: Several of the Eagle Oil Company of Berne, Emil Erliart, Theodore Beirsdorfer, John Craig. Joel Hirschy and D. C. Welty and Mert Met lain who will drill the wells drove the stake for the first well in their territory south of Berne, Wednesday, afternoon. It is located on southeast corner of D C. Sprunger’s forty acre piece, one and three fourth-miles south and a little east of Berne. It is near several good producing wells• and in very good territory. In about two weeks everything will very likely be ready for drilling. The company has leased 40 acres of D. C. Sprunger’s land, 80 of John J. Amstutz, 80 of C. A. Neuenschwander, 40 of Peter Neuenshwander and 52 of David Hirschy. The Berne Gas and Oil company of Indianapolis have a good well on the W. F. Schug place, about to and onehalf miles northeast of Berne. The shooting was witnessed by a large crowd last Friday at 12 o’clock. The oil stood 450 foot in the hole before it was shot and the well will be good one judging from all indications. and the owners feel jubilant. Master George Kuhn of Indianapolis, roped the go-devil which exploded 140 quarts of nitroglycerine and sent the oil, water and pieces of rock nearly twice as high us the derrick. The company consisting of Messrs. Robert Keller, A. M. Kuhn and Charles Krauss,of Indianapolis, have 2500

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blocks at once for he did not mention the time limit at all. In the event that the work is not completed by Nov. 15 the contractor will forfeit ten dollars for each and every day 7 that work is in progress past that date and in addition he is to pay the wages of the engineers in charge of the over work. While the council was waiting on the brick I street contractor they transacted other business of minor importance. The purchasing committee was authorized to buy a two horse moter which is to be installed at the river pump house that stands on the bank of the St. Marys near Mersinan’s brewery. A new house will also be built at this place. This station is maintained to keep a supply of soft water at the water works plant for the use of steaming purposes. The Committee was also ordered to enter into a compact ■with Mersman so that overhead wires could be run over his ground to the pumping station. H. K. Streicher the contractor stated to a Democrat reporter this i morning that he would begin work ■ on Fourth and Monroe street improvements at once. When asked if he would depend on home labor to do the jobs he replied that he I would only use men from this city provided he could secure sufficient number to push the work through. •We have organized gangs of pavers, brick masons, and curb | setters” said Mr. Streicher under competent foremen and these men we use on all jobs, but for laborers and teams we depend almost entirely on the town to furnish them in which we are working. In the event that we cannot secure a sufficient force we import laborers in car load lots. There are plenty of men in the cities to be had and I a tie up on account of a few i laborersis simply impossiole.” acres of good oil territory around Berne. They also own wells at Parker City that produce 400 barrels a day. Another well will be drilled in on the Schug farm ; iminediatelly. IT IS GREAT FRUIT. William Hilgerman Favors Us With Samples of His Fruit. I W. H. Gilpen brought to this office a market basket containing a job lot and variety of apples grown by William Hilgerman, who lives eight miles east of the city. Mr. Hilgerman is extensively engaged in the industry of fruit growing and a few sample copies from the aforesaid indicates that he thoroughly understands the method ’ of raising the best that grows, i They are beauties in size and most delicious in taste, and the feasts > have been many and the latter ■ always better than the first. He is also the owner of a persimmon tree 1 that this year gives evidence of bearing a bountiful crop. Informal Dance. The C. Y. M.S. Club gave an informal dance to thirty couple at their club rooms last evening. 1 Music was furnished by the Aeolian rag time band. Out of town guests wore Misses Mary 1 Or vis, of Fort Wayne and Gertrude 1 Ardner of Toledo.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1903.

UP FOR LIFE! Jett and White Found Guilty of Murder. Gendaem Hanbine Sentenced to Death for Assassination of Russian Consul. Special to The Daily Democrat. Cynthiana, Ky., Aug. 14—The jury in the case of Curtis Jett and Thomas White charged in the murder of James B. Marcum in j Jackson, Ky , court house, today returned verdict of guilty, fixing punishment of each at imprisonlife. Special to Daily Democrat. Constantinople, Aug. 14—Court martial just held at Monaster condemned Gendarm Hanbine to death | for the assassination of the Russian consul Rosskoricki. The sentence I was immediately carried out. FROM TYPHOID FEVER Aged Victim of This County is Dead. Mrs. Scheuman, well known and respected lady of this and Alien I county died this morning at her j home near Williams. Mrs. Scheuman lives on the Adams-A lien county line, but was always; considered a resident of this county. Mrs. Scheuman was sixty | years old, and fourteen days ago ‘ she took sick with typhoid fever. This with the infirmities of old age caused her death. Win. Scheuman, her busband died about eight years ago. She leaves six daughters and two sons, all residents of this county. The funeral will lx* held Monday afternoon at two o'clock from the St. John’s Luthern church at Bingen. PURE WATER. Deep Gas Wells Produce the Real Stuff. Dr. Hurty, secretary of the state Ixjard of health , disposes of the theory that the water from the deep gas wells is more valuable than any other pure soft water. Over at Alexandria are two gas wells that long ago went out of commission, but they are pouring forth copious streams of water of allowed medical properties. Dr. Hurty, who analyzed the water, says: “This is not only a mineral water. It contains only 26.7 grains of mineral matter in each gallon, and ordinary well water contans the same amount. The composition of the mineral matter is also the same character and kind as is found in ordinary well water. If upon sanitary analysis, this water is found to be free from organic matter and also free from harmful bacteria then it would fall into the class of waters such as the Waukesha water belongs to. Waukesha water is simply a very pure soft water, the free drinking of which causes diursis, and also lieing very pure improves digestion and nutrition. Any pure soft water will do the same work."

WEDDING THIS MORNING Clerk’s Office the Scene of a Happy Wedding. Conn Kelley and Amanda Elliott | both natives of Jefferson township were married this morning at the office of the clerk of the Adams circuit court. The ceremony was ■ performed by Esq. J. H. Smith at an early hour, but not too early for an audience of the court house employees who were out in force. All had a hilarious good time including the happy bride and groom. The ceremony was simple but nevertheless binding, the same being followed by earnest congratulations of their many friends present. The groom is a son of Jonathan Kelley, one of the well known citizens of Jefferson township. SWEET MUSIC. Piano Player Does Its Work Well. Many Decatur Citizens Hear Music of Masters Perfectly Reproduced. Many citizens, Commercial Club members and otherwise have exI amined the Keith piano player now lon exhibition here, and listened I to the music of masters as perfectly ' played by this wonderful machine, i Rev. Pontius as chief manipulator of the Keith entertained the many who went to the club yesterday afternoon and evening, still we heard Charley Meibers who, we are iconfident doesn't recognize a note I when he hears one, produce charm--1 ing music equal to the most I famous artists of the world. The i piano player is certainly a great invention and one of the marvelous production of the twentieth century. Mr. McDonald who represents the factory has sent for forty more music sheets and the club rooms will be open to the public tomorrow afternoon and evening, thus giving every one so desiring an opportunity to see and hear the Keith. The chances that a mammoth factory to manufacture this instrument will soon be flourishing j in Decatur and the future success of j such a plant certainly looks bright. IS AFTER THEM. Secretary Storms Will Enforce the Law. The foreign corporations doing business in the state are being hauled over the coals by Secretary of State Daniel E. Storms for failing to comply with the foreign corporation law which was passed in 1901. Just 465 foreign corjxirations doing business in Indiana have complied with the law by filing statements showing their capital stock, the amount represented in Indiana, and by levying the tax on their Indiana business. The amount thus ]xiid into the state treasury is over *50,000 so far, but this in only a drop in the bucket compared to what the figures would be if all the foreign corporations complied with the law. Secretary Storms has issued a general circular to lawyers and agents throughout the state warning them that unless|oompanios they represent comply with the law ho will enforce the provisions of it against them. The law provides for a tine of *I,OOO for each company that fads to comply with the law and a foreiture of its right to do business in the state.

SECURE CONTRACT Boston Store to Furnish Church Carpet. Their Large Display Window Now Being Arranged Will Contain 300 Lights. The Boston store was yesterday awarded the contract for furnishing all the carpet for the new Presbyterian church and they will have same witbin as short a time as possiblle. The contract is quite a large one and includes 500 yards of carpet and about twenty five yards of linoleum, and the Boston store was the successful bidder over several competitors. The auditorium, lecture room and Sunday school apartments will be carpeted with good grades and linoleum will be used in the pastor’s room and hallways. Keubler & Moltz are hustlers in their line and those who meet them in a business way are always glad they , have done so. The firm is busy just now arranging a display window which will contain 300 electric lights and will certainly be a real beauty when the decorations are complete. HUNT LOCATION. Adams Brothers Will Move South With Their Factories. L. D. Adams and F. P. Adams left last night ona trip through the south in search of a suitable timber tract to begin work in the stave and heading business. Their objective point is Jackson, Miss, but in the ten days they expect to lx* gone they will tour Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama to pick the lx*st timber land with the most favorable location. If they select , a site the factory and mill at Bluffton will be moved to the new place. Since his factory burneed in this city two months ago, L. D. Adams has disposed of almost all the remaineder of his holdings here and as the timber supply is not I sufficient he does not intend to I re-start the factory. There is no longer timber about Bluffton, nor near enough to run the mill any length of time, ar; 1 the firm has decided to move into the timlxjr districts, where there are w<xxls enough to furnish an output.— :, F rankfort Crescent. BACK ON VISIT. I — Nicholson, the Saloon Enemy, is in Indiana. 8. E. U. Nicholson, author of the 1 Nicholson liquor law, President of the Maryland Anti Saloon Ijcague, i and General Secretary of the National Anti-Saloon League, is visiting in this state. Hi' was , formerly one of the most notaxi * figures in Indiana, but after the j passage of the now famous law . bearing his name he moved to . Baltimore, where he has become* 1 prominent in anti-saloon work. The i liquor interests of Indiana, it is i now generally believed, an* organif. zing to make a powerful effort to repeal the blanket remonstrance f injunction feature of the Nicholson j law, but Mr. Nicholson declares i with an air of confidence, that it i will never lx* repealed without a . stronger temperance taking its place.

NUMBER 185

GETS CONTRACT. A. E. Rose to Put in Heating Plant at Butler. Arthur Rose has secured'the contract to put in a heating plant for a bank block and large business house at Butler, Indiana, and will begin work as soon as he can get his material shipped. Mr. Rose is putting in plants all over the state and is very successful, his plants giving the very best satisfaction. He has a number of contracts for plumbing in farm houses in this county and sevreal at Berne and Geneva. MISS STARR DEAD Victim of Wells County Died. The Accident Occurred August First and She Lived Thirieen Days. Miss Ida Starr, the young lady of Poneto, who was accidently shot by Ira Huff, two weeks ago, died yesterday morning. During the two weeks she has suffered from severe hemorrhages. The story told of the sad affair and which is accepted as entirely correct by all who are in any way connected with the circumstances is as follows: Miss Starr was up stairs when I Huff called her to come down and prepare sapper. She came down stairs and went out in the yard to do some work of some kind. Later she returned to the house and found Ira seated at a table looking at an album. As she came in he laid this down and picked upa toy pistol. Miss Starr cautioned him not to fool with it, as it might lx* loaded. Thinking to heed her advice he laid it back on the stand and at that instant it went off. The ball struck Miss Starr in the throat, p -netrating both walls of the windpipe and entering the alimentary canal. EYES ARE OPEN. Secretary Butler Says Children Are Held Illegally. Secretary Butler, of the State Board of Charities, says children are being confined in jails of some i counties of Indiana illegally. He is making an effort to have all county authorities understand the law upon this subject. “The last legislature passed an act prohibiting any child under fourteen years of age being confined in a jail, police station or any other kind of a lock up," said Mr. Butler “The . Board of State Charities believes that generally this law is understood by the county sheriffs, town marshals and city police authorities. 3 All should understand it, f Provision can bo made in some of , the'children’s homes or with the - Board of Guardians, where such - exist, to care for these children. « In other counnties they may be I cared for in the sheriff's residence > or by some family in its own home. “The reports from the 3 county sheriff's to the Board of * State Charities for May give chil--3 dren in the custody of the sheriff in < seventeen counties—Allen, Cass, Clark, Delaware, Floyd, Franklin. > Greene, J Huntington. Knox, ■ Kosciusko, latke. Madison, Miami, i Monnx'. Porter, Tippccamx' and - Vigo. Doubtless some .(if these ■ ; were projx'riy cared for 'as is con i templated, but some of them it is «; known, were confined in jails | illegally."