Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 1 September 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

BOATS FAILED TO START

■Reliance and Shamrock Stick at the Wire.

■DAY IS TOO CALM' Illi ( lb i ■ big boats will make another ATTEMPT TOMORROW. llil ( K 1 E Special to Daily Democrat. Sandy Hook, Sept- I—ll:ls—The , ?®yaehts now starting to their course. , ■Tile race will begin at 11:30 if the ( ■wind continues. . ■" ■ B 11:30—TlSe wind has lowered con- ' ■ siderable 'and it is feared the boats 1 ■ cannot start today. ■ I i 12:30—The yacht race has been ; ■declared off on account of too light ] ■ a wind. According to the agree- ] ■ ment made last Saturday the next ■ race will occur tomorrow. ■ New York Sept I.—The waning : I MEETING SUCCESS. k 1 Springfield Power House Seems Assured. W 1 The Committee Laboring on the Raising of Decatur's Bonus. — The committee are working today I on the Springfield Traction bonus, ( I and their reception so far has been ( I one continuous ovation, wherein | good feeling has been displayed and ;, ■ generous whacking up indulged in. , I While their final triumph is assur K ed. yet'Jt will take the united , I efforts and money of every one infl terested to make it go. If the comI mrtee has not seen you. get ready I to give them a roval reception. The E committee has many things to eonE tend with and the duties ot their ■ mission have many features not | pleasant, and you can lighten them |- by a pleasant greeting and a sub■Etantial loan to the business inter ■ e«ts of our city. THAT OPERA HOUSE. Bluffton Still Arranging to Betin. Articles of inoorportoin »f the I Bluffton opera house company I were filed with the auditor of state I yesterday. The aricles state that the capital stock of the company is to be 132,000, divided into 320 shares I of 1100 each. The incorporators I are John W. Terrel, A. ,L Sharps and Charles DeLacour who arc also named us trustees for the first year. Bluffton papers seem to doubt whether or not the building will ever be constructed but say there is a rumor that the contract was lot provisionally a few days ago to a Chicago man named Peterson.

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interest in the cup races was strikingly illustrated by the size of the observation fleet, if the ships which went down to the ocean course yesterday could be signified by such a title. Outside of the revenue cutters, which patrolled the course, it consisted of half a dozen side wheelers with almost empty decks, a few sea going tugs and a score of steam yachts. The easterly wind and rain last night had served to knock down the sea somewhat, although it was rough enough the first two hours of the race to make the excursion boats tumble about a good deal and the yachts to plunge and stagger on their way to the outer mark. But as the day wore on the winds hauled to the north and fell to a mere zephyr, hardly strong enough to round out the enormous canvases of the slips, and the sea subsided to a smooth surface. WORKING HARD. A Theatrical Troupe Has Been Formed in This City. The theatre company which is backed by Decatur capital and managed by local talent will open their season’s engagement in this city between the 4th and 10th of October. From this city they break about fifty miles west, swing to the south and then work east. About five engagements have alredy been booked and the entire tour has been approximately determined. The promoters of the schemes are determined to make it successful and are working hard to get the play ready for production. The pay ‘ Wrong Made Right” is written in four acts with every act a show. It is an elevating series of episodes which end in thrilling climaxes and a pleasing denoument. Three or four settings of special scenery are to be curried, part of which has already been secured. The troupe is surely starting out right and if the continue success is assured. TWO STORIES. The Reports Differ, But Then Bluffton Won Out. The Imperial ball team of this city added another sculp to their credit yesterday afternoon at the Elk's ball jxirk. They defeated the Hartford City Wonders by a score of 7to 5 in a close and exciting game. McCarthy of Fort Wayne I pitched the game for Bluffton, and his excellent work won the game. He hud seventeen strike outs, three hits and one assist. The game was interspersed with the usual rag chewing.—Bluffton News. The New York store clerks lost a close game at Bluffton Sunday by poor batting anil a partial umpire. It was a cold day but nearly 500 ;>eople watched the game through drizzling rain. The local team went to the Asphalt city with seven men as their battery missed the train. They were considerably - weakened. But rather than disappoint the Blufftonites they went in and were beaten.—Hartford City Gazette.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1903.

IN A WRECK. Decatur Men in Mixup on Santa Fe. ESCAPE WITH ONLY SLIGHT INJURIES. An Enjoyable Trip Throngh the West to the G. A. R. Encampment at San Francisco. T. H. Andrews of Monroe, John E. Smith, H. L. Moore and George Cline of this city who attended the National G. A. R. Encampment at San Francisco experienced an incident while in the west which came very near mating the enjoyment of their trip. They were on a passenger train bound for Alum Rock which when standing on a side track was crashed into from the rear by a fast running freight train. The rear car of the passenger train was rooted off the track and badly damaged as was also the engine. Strange to say no one was killed or seriously injured and the escape is considered one of the most miraculous on the Santa Fe road. The Decatur people say that they were badly shaken up but not injured in the least. Messrs. Andrews, Smith and CHne returned to this city last night and Mr. Moore will be in the west for some time as at the present he is visiting in Arizona with his son. On their way to Frisco the party stopped off at Denver. Color ido Springs, Manton Salt Lake City and Ogden. At Manton they visited the “Garden o f the Gods” but did not make the trip to the top of Pikes Peak. When at the Morman City they visited the various points of interest and spent some time at the great tabernacle. This building, which was built without the use of nails, is so perfectly arranged that a whisper can be heard over the entire house which has a seating capacity of *,- 000 persons. They visited and attended the great G. A. R. picnics. At one of these affairs over 4,(00 veterans sat at one table. Those who returned say that they greatly enjoyed the trip and that they will never forget the National G. A. R. Encampment of 1903. BIG SNAKE STORIES. Crainville Suffering From Some Live Ones. The Craigville snake story reported as few days ago seems to haw sprouted others. 1 is claimed that there is another one, larger than cither of the other two, is loafing about the village. Half a dozen times he has been seen protruding from the ojx>n end of a tile ditch. Those who have seen it claim it to lx- a blue racer of enormous size. There is talk of organizing a snak hunt to rid the town of the pest. The presence of so many snakes has at last been explained by John Strohm. He claims that since Craigville was voted dry last spring and Fred Fuhrman put out of business, the snakes are being scattered over town. The effect that one big fellow was found at Rev. Abbott’s was also cleared by saying that tin* ones who take it few drinks on the sly us well us habitual drinkers have their habits displayed to the public by the appearance of these serpents, It is not known what effect the appearance of the reptiles will have on future remonstrances. —Bluffton Banner.

WILL MARRY. Paternity Case Settled Yesterday in Bluffton Court. The case of state on the relation of Cyde Venus vs Geo. Lutz, was settled yesterday before a Bluffton jutsice of the peace. George Lutz, who lives near Vera Cruz was arrested on a paternity charge sworn out by Cyde Venus of this city severa weeks ago. Officers were not able to locate him until Saturday when he was arrested. Prosecutor Moran went to Bluffton yesterday to try the case but Lutz agreed to marry the girl and the case was dismissed. They were married here today. OFFICIAL REPORT Consul Randall Sends Information. Megelssen Was UninjuJed But Had a Very Narrow Escape. Special to The Daily Democrat. Washington, D. C., Sept. I—The first official dispatch coming directly from Beiret regarding the Magelssen affair was received today by Secretary Hay and is dated August • w r UAGTMBEW. 31, and signed by Consul Randall. It says:“The attempt on Magels.-en's life failed utterly. I r was a veiy narrow escape but the vice-consel suffered no injury. THE NEW FAD. Young Ladies Will Learn to Use the Bow. A young woman who scents new fads from afar, says that the day of athletic sports for girls is over. "The high heeled shoe has done it," she says. "You can't possibly play golf or tennis in highheelsand after you’ve worn stilts a while you walk like a keg of nails when you put on low heels. Besides your feet look a third larger in common sense shoes. By next season there will lie a revival of old fashioned archery. A girl can use a bow and arrow in high heeled shoes and picture huts, and no sport ever displayed pretty arms and trim waists to u better advantage. There are already archery clubs in all the fashionable summer resorts, and before long all the girls will be tying strings to their golt sticks and learn ing to shoot at a murk.”

PETIT JURY IS SELECTED

Drawn This Morning. Will Report September 27th. Names of the Twelve Men Who Will Serve During the Court Term. David S. Manlier of Union township and Harry R. Moltz of this city, jury commissioners for Adams county met at the county clerk’s

SCHOOLS OPENED Work Began in Earnest This Afternoon. A Total Enrollment of Six Hundred and Twenty for First Day. The public schools opened today with as hopeful conditions as the most sanguine had expected. The old familiar bells pealed forth this morning what seemed a funeral march to some, but was a joyous tune to others. The first week is always a trying one for both pupils and teachers fur we have yet failed to find the boy, who gladly drops his fishing pule or golf sticks and finds as much comfort in his Vergil or Tennyson. But this lasts only a while, and when the novelty of the change wears off, we can trust to past experience that Decatur schools will start on a year of prosperity surpassed by none. By this time also, new teachers will have made themselves acquainted, and the pupils will have become accustomed to their methods. The opening of schools was hailed by the little tots as the cause for jollification, and their happy little faces were very early in evidence at their respective schools. Reports from the various wards today show a very satisfactory enrollment though the first day is never the best. The central building has an enrollment of two hundred. Os this number about sixty are in high school. The south ward gives 13H, the west ward, 152, the north ward 140 making a total of 620, which is sixty more than the enrollment of last year. The showing is certainly a good one and everything points toward a highly successful school year. Nearly Complete. The Marshal street sewer has lnvn completed as far as the G. R. & I. railroad and in several weeks it will lx- ready to be turned over to the city. At the present time the workmen are tunneling under the railway tracks which is a dan gerous and delicate job. The brick men are building the catch basins and man-holes and work has been begun on the bulkheads.

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office at eight o'clock this morning and with the assistance of deputy clerk Haefling selected the petit jurymen who will serve during the September term of the Adams circuit court which convenes next Monday and continues nine weeks. The twelve men chosen are Abraham Hahn of Monroe twonship; David Hirsohy, Wabash; Butler Woodruff, Jefferson; Frederick Scherer, Wabash; Elmer C. Hunt, Hartford; Henry Kelley, Wabash; Peter D. Roth, French; Finley Bryan, Blue Creek; Conard Stoppenhagen, Preble John A. Barkley, Ur ion; John R. Evans, Root; and Peter Hoffman of Hartford. They are good men who will do this duty well and serve their fellow citizens honestly. They will be ordered to report for duty September 27th, the fourth Monday of the term, while the docket is not exceedingly heavy, the jury will no doubt have several weeks of business. The jury usually reports the third Monday but that being the Great Northern Fair week Judge Erwin believes it best to call them the following week.

i WILL TRY IT AGAIN. Ninth Regiment K. of P. to Meet Next Monday. t Several weeks ago a meeting of the uniformed Rank, Knights of Pythias, of this city section of Indiana was called to meet in this city for the purpose of reorganizing the old ninth regiment. Only two companies were represented and consequently no business could be transatcted. Another effort is now being made looking toward the same end. Part of the regimental officers have been filled by appointments, and a meeting will be held in Fort Wayne by members from the different companies on Monday, September 7, for the purpose of electing the remainder of them. The companies . which will belong to the regiment . are Fort Wayne, Huntintgon, Kens dalville Wabash, Warren, Garret, [ Roll, Butler,Waterloo,Decatur. Buffs ton New Haven and Auburn. A FATAL GAME. Ball Game Brought on Quick Con* sumption. Joe Stevens of Roll, is dying of quick consumption. Two weeks ago in a ball game with Montpelier at Roll he struck at a ball. It was hit, but as he hit it he felt something give away* in him. He started to run to first base, hut fell, blood flowing from his mouth in streams. He was put to bed and will never leave it again alive. The | sudden gush of blood during the ■ game was the first evidence he had i ever shown of the disease, alth< ugh I tuberculosis runs in the family. Stevens, before the attack was strong and sturdy in appearance, being heavy set and apparently an athelete. — Harford City Times. IS TRAVELING. I Indiana Boy Winning Honors at Sea. An Indiana boy is with the Amercian Euro]M*ttn squadron, now on its way* to Beirut, Syria. He is George W. Steele, Jr., of Marion, son of former Congressman Steele. Young Steele is an ensign in the navy and is with the cruiser San Francisco, one of the three vessels that make up the squadron, and the other two being the Brooklyn and the Machias. Steele is the youngest , officer in the navy. He recently won the Kaiser’s cup in the international launch contest ut Keil.