Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 5 September 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

’TIS A REALITY. Springfield Traction Fund is Raised.

Over-Reached the Mark. Committee Completes its Work. Subscriptions Amount to Three Thousand Two hundred and Fifty Dollars. On behalf of the Decatur Commercial club we wish to extend to the business men and others our sincere thanks for their courteous treatment and liberal subscriptions to the Springfield Trac tion site fund. Hoping that you will be remunerated for your liberality, meriting as you do the lasting regards of the laboring public and best wishes of the Commer cial club. D. D. COFFE, J. T. MERRYMAN. E. X EHINGER, FRENCH QUINN. Committee. That the Decatur Commercial Club is a meritorious institution and was organized for business as well as pleasure, has been demonstrated even to the most skeptical. The club took up the matter of procuring a site for the Springfield & Fort Wayne Traction Company, and after negotiationg with the managers of the company, an option on something over fourteen acres of ground belonging to Mrs. Ellen Robinson was secured, the price stipu lated being $2,500. A few days ago a committee composed of Mayor Coffee, James T. Merryman. E. X. Ehinger and French Quinn liegan soliciting for a ]x)pular subscription fund, the money subscril>ed to j>ay for the ground mentioned. Thu committee were treat-‘<l with due cordiality and without exception the subscribers asked what was expected from them and gave accordingly. The result was that instead of receiving gilt edge promises for the amount desired, they increased it a total of 13.250, an overplus of ♦750, This will bo rebated prorata to the surbscribers and will amount to about twenty five per cent. The committee are high in their praise of the treatment accorded them and say that nothing occurred to mar the pleasure of good fellowship. This simply shows that our people have awakened from their legarthy and are fully alive to the present needs and demands of the times. Decatur is a mighty good town and her people are the best that live and have their being, and the fact that they do things was never better or more ably demonstrated than in this instance. While we are spreading praise with such a lavish hand, we must not forget this committee whose labors are without fault. They jjerformod their work so easih and quietly that no one was aware of their important mission, and

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I since their work is complete they announce it without brass band attachments. All this in itself is commendable. Their report to the Commercial Club will bo taken up at their regular meeting next Monday night. After that time further negotiatins will be made by the club, who will make payment for the land and make collections on the subscriptions. This is the first real blood for the Decatur Commercial j Club, and the good work done, and the way they do it, is proof sufficient that such an organization is an essentia n I element to the success of any live town. STILL IN SESSION. White River U. B. Conference at Geneva. A Good Attendance and Excellent Sessions Being Held. I The fifty-eighth annual session of the White River Annual Conference of the United Brethren of Christ is now in session at Geneva. The sessions are presided over by Bishop E. B. Gephart, D. D.. L. L. D. of Westerville, Ohio. The meeting convened on Tuesday afternoon. Pastors were taken up and nearly all of them showed progress and excellent gain over last year. Wednesday night Rev. J. E. Sham, presiding elder of Indianapolis district preached an excellent missionary sermon. On Tuesday Rev. R. G. Hammons, pastor of the Riverside i church of Muncie, preached a good f sermon, Wednesday morning the presiding elders Roberts and Shannon, read their reports. They were excellent reports showing 1700 conversions and 1400 accessions to the church and the finances in beet condition ever known. The missionary campaign was discussed by Rev. W. M.Bell D.D. of Dayton. Ohio church union was discussed by Rev. W. W. Sineherry of the Methodist Protestant church, and Dr. Bell, Rev. J. T. Roberts, Ph. D. of Upland was elected Presiding elder on the first j ballot and Rev. M. F. Dawes of ’ Montpelier was elected on the second j ballot. Thursday night Rev. H. H. Fout, D. D.. gave an inspiring address on the Sabbath School and Rev. J. G. Huber pleased the congregation with an excellent address. Friday forenoon the report on Sabbath schools was read and discussed. The report on education was read and discussed by Revs. W. M. Korstedt, Wm. Gossett J. T. Roberts and Mr. William L. Elders. The prospect is bright and good progress is being made at securing a college at Indianapolis. The preachers will receive their appointments Sunday. Church Notice. English services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock at the Zion Lutheran church by Rev. Klausiug. Tuesday evening Rev. F. J. Lankenau of New Orleans will lecture on “The Colored Mission on the South". Rev. Lankenau has charge of a mission in the Crescent City and is especially able to talk ;on such a subject. Services will bcgin at • o'clock.

DECATUR, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1903.

IMPORTANT CASE Jason Wilson Bank Brings Suit. DEMAND PAYMENT OF OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK. Result of Bank's Cashing Forged Certificate Presented by Pat Touhey. A new case and one that will at tract quite a little attention over the state especially among the banking fraternity is entitled Jason Wilson et al, banker vs Old Adams County Bank, demand S9OO. The suit is the result of a crime committed by Pat Touhey several months ago when lie stole a certificate of the deposlte from his father-in-law and surged his name on the back thereof. He presented the certificate which called for SBOO at the Old Adams county bank in this city and had it cashed. The bank here sent the certificate to Marion and that bank returned the money for same. Touhey left the Country and a few days afterwards it was learned that he had forged his father-in-law’s name to the certificate. The Marion bank were losers the SBOO and are now attempting to collect same from the Old Adams County Bank who say they should not stand the loss because Jason Wilson & Company cashed the certificate for them and all previous decisions in such cases say that a bank is bound to know the signature of its own customers and when they pa ill said certificate they relieved the former bank who had cashed same. The best authorities on banking questions all over the country uphold Cashier Allison and his opinion in this matter. However the case will very probably be contested through the higher courts and the decisions watched with interest by many financiers. No trace of Touhey has ever been obtained but he is believed to be in the south west. A RACE HORSE. M. A. Hamm’s Horse, Sunda Girl, won at LaPcrte. Sunda Girl.the pretty little pacer who is owned by M. A. Hamm, the Erie railroad agent of this city made a creditable showing at the L iPorte races this week and besides carried away some of the prize money. Wednesday she was raced in the 2:17 pace and was a wanted third money. Friday she won the three straight heats in the 2:30 pace and did it easy. Every heat was made better than 2:21 and the Hamm horse could have gone the course in less than that. The little animal was held back by her driver and was marked at 2:22 1-1. CLUB DANCE. Another Successful "Country Dance" is Given. The Columbian and Aeolian clubs gave another successful “Country Dance” last evening. The ball room floor was filled to capacity, yet all enjoyed themselves to the utmost. The Aeolian orch'etsra and [ragtime band furnished the music and this in itself guarantees success. Soft drinks were served in the hull by club members. Many out of town people were present, and they were not lacking in their praise. It is probable that those dances will Ix'Come a fixed feature with the chibs.

THE MARKETS. Daily Democrat Gives Market Quotations Hot from Wire. The Democrat calls the attention of rural subscribers the thdaily market reports which are corrected every day and for that reason are always accurate. The Chicago and Toledo markets are received by wire at the close of exchange which is a service certainly to be appreciated. In addition to produce quotations interesting statistics are given which are always welcomed by the wise dealer when buying or selling. Under the head of “Market Gossip” the Democrat will also give a few pointers gleamed from dealers both local and foreign which is of vital significance to the farmer and will pay him to make a consultation. FOREIGN WAR TURKISH TROOPS CROSS BULGARIAN FRONTIER Train Dynamited and Soldiers Killed. Powers Notified That Safety to Legations Can no Longer Be Guaranteed. Special to The Daily Democrat. Berlin, Germany, Sept 5—A dispatch from Constantinople today says that war is in sight and inevitable. It is rumored and believed true that the Turkish troops have already crossed the Bulgarian frontier. Special to Dally Democrat. Sofia, Bulgaria Sept. 5—A train carrying Turkish troops was blown up near Najgrea this morning and many soldiers were killed. No details can be obtained at this hour. Special to the Daily Democrat. Berlin, Germany, Sept. s—The Turkish government according to information received from the foreign office has notified the powers that the Porte is unable to guarantee the safety of the legations at Constantinople. — SOCIAL GATHERING. Miss Irene Bell Entertained Her Lady Friends Last Evening. Miss Irene Bell entertained informally about fifteen lady Jfriends at her home Inst evening. That Miss Irene was hostess in sufficient surety that the event was a success, but the additional testimony of those present is conclusive. The guests had a jolly good time, such as only girlscan have, and the evening was whiled away in dancing, singing, games and every imaginable form of amusement. Refreshments wore served nt ten o'clock, and this di version did not prove the least entertaining. Though loath to go the guests left their hostess “on the stroke of twelve.”

HIS LIFE CRUSHED OUT

Porter Shear Instantly Killed at Preble.

Coroner Gives His Verdict. Accident Happened at Two a. m. Engineer Eastman Tells the Sad Story of the Finding of the Body. Unsuspecting, unwarned, unseen, Porter Shear, fireman on Erie No. 6, was sent to an awful and instant death. Shear had been on the road but a few months, having been employed at the Erie shops at Huntington. He was extra man and had been called to make a run on an east bound freight. At Preble, five i miles from here, his train was side tracked to let the west bound express pass. While waiting for the passenger, went to a nearby house to get a jug of water. He returned soon little thinking that he was to be dashed to certain destruction by tiie fast express which whizzed by at a dizzy speed. Enigneer Butler was in charge of the west bound express and sped by his victim, wholly ignorant that he had added another to his somewhat lengthy list of similar unfortunate accidents. Frank Eastman was the engineer in charge of No. 6 on which Shea'was working. In an interview he said to a Democrat reporter: “We had side tracked as usual for No.

GOOD RACES. Entries Already Coming in for the Fair. Outlook is So Good That Another Stable is Now Being Erected.' The races at the Great Northern Indiana fair will be the best ever seen here according to the present outlook, and the managers of this department are highly pleased. 1 Entries are coming in nicely and en- ' quiries galore proving that each race will bo filled and each heat a 1 fast one. The race program begins 1 Wednesday September 23 the events I being a 2:35 trot for $250, a 2:30 1 puce for $250 and a half mile run SIOO. Thursday, three year old pace or trot $1.50, a trot S3OO, a 2:21 pace S3OO, three fourths mile < dash run SSO. Friday 2:18 trot $350, u 2:lspaoe $350, half mile run SIOO. These purses average well 1 with those offered in other cities hereabout and us a consequence munv good horses will be hero. '

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7to pass. Shear had covered the head light and then went after a jug of water. After 7 flew by I went out to uncover the headlight for Shear so we would be ready to start. I held a torch in my hand and happening to glance across the tracks, saw by the reflection a white object on the ground. I thought nothing of it and went back to the cab. As Shear did not return, it suddenly dashed across my mind that the white object I saw was the jug, and Shear might have been struck by the train. Startled by the thought. I ji mped up, ran across the track, only to find my suspicions too true. Shear was lying on the ground, his head crushed, arm and leg broken and bent almost double. I felt for some sign of life but in vain. I telegraphed at once to Decatur for the coroner. Shear was a new man on the road, and the only plausible explanation of his accident is, that he tried to cross in front of No. 7, made a miscalculation and was hit. Butler could not have seen him as he stepped out of I the shadow. I found Shear about sixty feet from where his lantern and jacket lay, and I judge this is the distance he was thrown. The affair lias completely unnerved me, and I sent to Huntington for an engineer to take out my train, as I have not been well for several days.” Fireman Shear was 26 years old and leaves a wife, but no children. He had been popular with his fellow workmen, and was respected by all. The probable theory of his death is that, he was struck in the stomach by the beam across the pilot and instantly killed. The body of the dead fireman was taken to Huntington this morning, where he will be buried. Deputy coroner W. H. Zwick held an inquest over Shear this morning stated that death was due to a broken neck and internal injuries, and the time of death about two a. m.

The outlook for a big string is so good that the association believe it necessary to provide another stable and work on same will begin Mon dayARE IMPROVING. Fuelling Church is Being Beautified. The Fuelling church, northeast of this city is being polished and remodelled in away that advances the ap}>enninoo of that already very handsome building. Railing &De Vinney of this city are repainting the outside of the building while the interior is receiving a decoration of frescoing by Koover & Company of Fort Wayne. Other improvements are being made and the house of worship will soon compare favorably with any in the country. Rev. L. W. Dornseif, minister in charge, is a pleasant, genial and scholarly gentleman whose best efforts are always devoted to his work The community in which the church is located is one of the best in all out doorsand their churches and schools are one of their prides. They will purchase a handsome church organ about the first of next year. NEW CASES FILED. Three new cases were filed at the clerks office this afternoon each Ix’ing a suit on claims entitled as follows: Woodward A’ Ball vs James (). Ball atndr. $141.70. Philip Koos vs Phillip Koos, iidnir, demand sl,128.1*8. John H. Lenhart vs Jacob Tester est ite, demand