Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 208, Decatur, Adams County, 10 September 1903 — Page 4

Weather Forecast. Indiana — Showers, tnunaerstorms and cooler; Friday fair. Country Correspondence. Pleasant Mills. The Pleasant Mills schools opened Monday. Rev. Scherich of Poneto called on friends here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. William Armstrong are numbered among the sick. Mrs. Henry Stotler of Decatur spent Sunday here with friends. Janies Gerard and wife of Fort Wayne spent Sunday here with friends. Rev.Petersof Portland will preach at the U. B. church next Sunday at 2:30 p. in. Mr. Wood living south of Willshire is visiting his son A. J. Wood and family this week. Mrs. William Hill returned Monday from a few days visit with friends at Sandusky, O. Mrs. J. W. Vizard and little son returned Saturday from a few days visit with relatives at Marion. Mrs. Charles Peterson of Decatur spent a few days here last week with her parents Mr. and Mis. A.M. Fuller. Orass Fortney and family moved into their own residence last week. The property formerly belonged to W. F. Beery. The Baptist association will be held at Bluffton this year. It will convene Sept. 17. Quite a number from here will attend. A. J. Wood our merchant and post master is now prospecting a little and looking a location as he expects to retire from business at this place soon. Fredreick Bender has purchased the property formerly owned by Henry Steele in the north end of town. Fred is tired of farm life and will make this place his future home. Mrs. £. Adelsperger will sell a private sale during the next ten days at her rpsidenry* on p.mrtb street, household furniture and various household articles. d-wtf Base ball excursion to Marion and Bluffton Sunday Sept. 13th via Clover Leaf. Will be a special train leaving Decatur at 11 a. in. will return on No. 4 at 6.43 p. m. T. L. Miller agt. Stolen—Bright bay mare; weight about 1,050; no white marks; new shoes on hind feet; mane lays to right side; fore top roughly trimmed ; taken from barn two miles north of Montpelier, Monday night., August 17; old end spring buggy with unpainted wheels, and harness. Reward of 125.00 will be paid for return of property. S. M. Montgomery, R. F. D. No 1, Montpelier. Notify Harvey R rwe. Mars vil, Montpelier, Ind. 194dwtf ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. I. O. (). F. BLOCK. Phone 1 Offlce, 1«4. rnone j w -

WAX TED! 100 Men and ( A —* AjA 25 1 earns To work on Monroe and Fourth streets paving contract. Lots of Work and Good Wages. H. P. STREICHER, Contractor.

RAILROAD EXCURSIONS. National Irrigation Congress Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah, Sept. 15-18, 1903.—0ne lowest first-class fare for the round trip via the Chicago Great Western railway. Stopovers allowed west of Denver, Col. Tickets on sale Sept. 12, 13 and 14. Good returning until Oct. 15th. For further information apply to rny Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer, Chicago. Opening sale of lots in three new town sites on the Omaha extension of the Chicago Great Western Railway will take place as follows: Tennant Shelby Co., lowa, Tuesday Sept. Sth; Bentley, Pottawattamie Co., 1 >wa, Tuesday Sept. 15th and McClelland. Pottawattamie Co., lowa Tuesday Sept. 22nd. One fare to Fort Dodge to town sites on day of sales, with fare of $1 for round trip Special trains from Council Bluffs to town sites, fare fifty cents for round trip. For full particulars see bills or address Edwin B. Magill, Mgr.. Town site Dept. Fort Dodge, la. Low rates South. Don’t overlook this. On Sept. 15 and Oct. 20th the Southern railway and connections will sell round trip tickets from St. Louis Louisville, Cincinnati and Chicago to points in Alabama. Georgia, Missis sippi and Florida at such low rates that it will be cheaper to travel than to stay at home. Look at these fig tires: From Chicago to Chattanooga. Tenn., and return Sl9 Rome, Ga., “ “ 19 Anniston, Ala., “ “ 19 Atlanta, Ga., “ 19 Jacksonville, Fla. “ “ 22 Macon. Ga.. “ “ 22 Savannah, Ga., “ “ 22 Augusta. Ga., “ “ 22 Rates to intermediate points the same. Proportionately low rates to other points in states named. Tickets limited to return 21 days. Stop-overs 15 davs going. This is the opportunity of a life-|ime for home-seekers and investors, and those desiring to visit the South. For porticulars write J S. McCullough. N. W. P. A. or T. B. Thackston. traveling agent. Southern railway, 225 Dearborn St., Chicago. Wanted—A secondhand gas meter. W. J. Meyers. 205d33 Best assortment of taffeta notions in this city at Trues. The Haneletts at True's are the swellest ever happened. Wanted—A girl to do house work. Good wages. See S. S. Acker at Acker, Elzey & Vance's Store.2o6ds Ed Johnson will open a saloon Jin the building formerly occupied by Phililps Bros, restaurant Saturday. 207d4 For Sale Cheap—A new barn 20x30 feet, located opposite wa’er works station. Enquire of Fred Repp-rt 204d6 A Tornado at Quincy. Quincy. 111., Sept 10. —A tornado struck the eastern outskirts of this city last night, sweeping to fragments a halt-dozen houses, the occupants of which escaped without serious injuries except in one instance. Mrs. John Shneizle was severely injured in the wreck of her house, not only being maimed by falling debris, but being pinioned between a cookstove in which she had been starting a fire, and some timbers. Her injuries are thought to be fatal.

WILL WAGE WAR Western Mine Owners Association Puts Ban On Union Miners. The Latter Are Still Confidently Aggressive and Are Keeping Their Organization Intact Work at Seme of the Cripple Creek Mines Resumed Under Protection of Troops. Cripple Creek, Col., Sept. 10. —The mine owners' association has announced that no members of the Western Federation of Miners will be employed in any of the properties owned by members of the association. The federation’s in2uence on the prosperity of the district has been bad. according to the mine owners, who openly declare that they will no longer tolerate its alleged dictation. The union miners are still confidently aggressive and are keeping their organization well intact. Officers r the federation declare that of 1,0 men formerly employed in four mine it which an attempt has been made to resume operations, only 110 have returned to work. It is reported that the mine owners have made arrangements with railroads for reduced rates for miners from southwest Missouri, and it is thought that miners will be brought from the Joplin lead district to take the places of the strikers. Work at Stratton Independence mine at Victor has been resumed under projection of the state militia. This is the fourth mine to be started under the protection of the military in the past two days. The force of men employed at the four mines is comparatively small, although the effort to resume operations has been successful thus far. Fight Will Be Kept Up. Cripple Creek, Col.. Sept. 10. —One more mine, the Hull City placer, has been opened with a small force and those previously opened have increased their operating forces. The executive committee of the mine owners' association has issued a statement declearing that they will not cease fighting until the miners abandon their position or the Western Federation of Miners has been driven out of the district. AUTO RAN AMUCK Barney Oldfield's Rael-- Machine Left Track at Dei.v.t Detroit. Mich.. Sept. 10.—While Barney Oldfield’s racing automobile was running nearly sixty miles an hour at the Grosse Pointe track yesterday afternoon in the ten-mile open event, one of the front tires on the machine burned through and exploded, throwing the car into the fence and injuring Frank Shearer, a spectator, so severely that he died in an ambulance. The car went fifty feet through the air. but Oldfield, who kept his seat, escaped with several cuts about the body and one broken rib. Fuslonists Select Low. New York, Sept. 10.—At the fusion conference last night the name of Seth Low was endorsed as the candidate Mk MS®# •BTH LOW. for mayor to be presented at the fuslonist convention by all the bodies affiliated with the fusion movement except the greater New York Democracy and the Kings county Democracy. Kansas Coal Trust Case. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 10. —The coal trust case is now up to the supreme court and will be argued In that tribunal on Oct. 5. John Bell, who was instructively sent to jail by Judge Hazen for contempt of court, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus and la released on 1500 bond No further action against the alleged coal trust will be taken until after the decision of the supreme court, which cannot be before Oct. 10. All Pleaded Not Guilty. Evansville, Ind., Sept. 10.—Eight of the men under Indictment charged with taking part in the July riots In Evansville were arraigned before the circuit judge here yesterday and all pleaded not guilty. They will be tried one at a time, and considerable time will be consumed. William Trimble.ls being given his tr’ .l fltsL It began today.

OHIO CAMPAIGN OPENED Tom Johnson and Others Address Meeting at Akron. Akron, Ohio. Sept. 10. —The Democratic state campaign opened last night with a meeting at Akron. AdT TO'I 1.. JOHNSON. drosses were delivered by Hon. Tom L. Johnson, candidate for governor of Ohio; John H. Clarke, candidate for United States senator, and Henry George jr., of New York. DIED FROM SHOCK False Accusation of Theft Too Much For Chicago Woman. Chicago. Sept. 10. —Mrs. Janie Stewart Boyesen of Chicago died last night at Asheville. N. C.. as a result of nervous shock following accusations of theft. While Mrs. Boyesen was at a hotel near Spartanburg. S. C.. the room of a guest from Augusta. Ga., was robbed of S6OO worth of jewelry. The landlord accused Mrs. Boyesen. She was net in good health, and the charge resulted in her physical collapse. Before the end came she Instituted a $50,000 damage suit against her accuser in the federal court at Charleston. Mrs. Boyesen had done considerable newspaper work and was a musician of marked ability. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Chicago Women’s club and other organizations. Another World’s Record. Syracuse, N. Y.. Sept. 10.—The world’s record for trotting geldings was broken yesterday by Major Delmar. its holder, in his effort against the New York state fair track record. Major Delmar accompl rouvu tuv vllotance in 2:01’4. clipping a second from his own mark and three-quarters of a second from the stallion record of 2:02’4 established by Cresceus. Doomed to Disappointment. Widewater, Va.. Sept. 10.—Professor Langley s airship was disabled again yesterday by the wrecking of the starboard propeller, which broke under pressure of its own velocity about the middle, one of the blades dashing against the framework and doing considerable damage. Negro Colonization Scheme. Santa Fe. N. M., Sept. 10. —The Blackdom Townsite company has been incorporated with a capital stock of 110,000. The purpose is to establish a colony of negroes from the Southern states in Chavez county, tho name of the town to be Blackdom. BRILF DISPATCHES. Official report® from Beirut «hnw the growing gravity of the situation there. The British association for tho advancement of science is in *e«si<»n at Southport. Major Delmar broke the record for geldings at 8i racu « . N. Y.. making the mile in ! The jvth annual convention of the National Wholesale Druggists association is in session at Boston. r During automobile races at Detroit Barney Oldfield’* machine dashed off the track, killing a spectator. Earthquake shocks were felt in Bnulder, Loveland. Ixjngmont and Fort Collin*. Col. No damage wan done. Ix»opold Sterti. indicted for complicity in fraudulent contracts for letter-carrier sacbels, hoe surrendered to the police. A German inventor has perfected an apparatus for telegraphing photograph* any distance The proceas is slow but it is accurate. Applications from National banks for tbe retirement of clrculfttioiuare re aching the treasury department m unexpected numbers and amounts. It is said that Andrew Carnegie Is negotiating fbr the purchase of the famous battlefield of Bannockburn, near Stirling. Scotland, m order to so save it from falling into tbe hands of builders, _ _ Burned Out the Firemen. Logansport, Ind., Sept. 10.—While the members of the Fifteenth-street hoee company of the fire department were cosily sleeping In their quarters fire developed in the hay mow and the suffocating smoke finally amused the firemen to a sense of danger. The horses were cut loose and ran away, leaving the hose truck in the burning building, but the animals were finally recaptured and the truck was saved. The building was badly wrecked, the loss exceeding SI,OOO. Crushed Into Hay Baler. Muncie, Ind., Sept. 10.—While laborers were baling bay on the farm of William Sharp near this city Walter A. Wood of Sandusky, O, was caught head first by the feed-arm and was pressed down into the baler with only his feet clear. His head was mashed to a pulp, hfs shoulder-bones and arms were crushed, and hfs spine and ribs broken. Death quickly came. Wood was thirty-one years old and unmarried. His body was sent to his eld home.

CAUSED SUSPICION Bedford Woman’s Supposed Suicide Leads to Arrests. It Was Found That Mrs. Susanna Ireland's Fatal Wound Was Not Self-Inflicted. Scn-in-Lav. and Daughter of the Deceased Are Held cn Suspicion. Bedford. Ind.. Sept. 10.—The investigation by the coroner and the result of a post-mortem examination on the ' body of the late Mrs. Susanna Ireland, who was supposed to have committed suicide by firing a bullet into her brain, shows that the bullet entered her head from the rear and not in the forehead, as first supposed. No powder burns appeared, amusing suspicion of murder, and as a result of the inquiry the authorities have caused the arrest of Joseph Weeks and wife, the son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Ireland, with whom she lived, and they have been committed on charge of murder to await further investigation. Mrs. Ireland was fifty-three years old. Her death by suicide occasioned much surprise at the time. SHOT UP THE TOWN Committed to the Reformatory for His Recklessness. Seymour, Ind., Sept. 10. —Bert Harris Las been committed to the reforma, tory under the indeterminate sentence act for shooting with intent to kill. Several months ago at Freetown Harris drank to excess, and he went through the village shooting at anything and everything coming within range. He was arrested but escaped before trial. Postmaster Lucas and Dr. Lawrence undertook his rearrest, and he opened fire on them as he tried to escape, but his shots went wild. They finally captured him as he was hiding in a barn, reloading his weapon. Suicide in Atlanta. Greenfield. Ind., Sept 10.—Word comes that Edgar A. Binford, the son of a prominent and wealthy citzen o* this place, committed suicide at Atlanta, Ga. For the last three years he has been a representative of the L>e<?riD£ iiarvpsrpr mmnaxiv rnr mu

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Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Corrected every day. ORAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed f "0 Corn, per cwt, yellow 72 Oats, new .1 33 i Wheat, No. 2 77 Wheat, No. 3 74 Rye 47 J Barley 50 i Clover Seed 5 00 Alsyke @ 5 75 Buckwheat (50 Flax Seed so Timothy fl 25 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m. today as follows: Wheat, September 80 1 Wheat, December 8P Wheat, May 8 i Corn, September _ ... 502 Corn, December 51 Corn, May -7777" 51 I ‘ tats, September 35 Oats, December 371 Oats, May ~ Jan. Pork *l3 40* May Pork .“7 13 25 January Lard per cwt 9 45 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 0 clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash f 821 Sept wheat, 32 December wheat " 85 May wheat 7777 871 Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash 53 Sept corn 53 I Corn. December ... 514 May Corn 51 i Oats. Cash " •«; Oats, Sept () ; Oats, Decetnlier ;;s May Oats .7 7777 39 Rye, cash 57 POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, young per lb. 8(fl81 Fowls, per ib...._ 8 f Ducks, per lb Young Ducks 6(fto7 Turkeys, per lb. 8 Geese, per lb 77 04@05 WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER A 80S. Wool, unwashed Iflto2o oeei hides, per pound nc Calf hides.7.777J*. Tallow, per pound

LIKES THIS C7..4TRY Captain Bob Wringe •.’ill Eecon , ( Naturalized American. New York. Sept. 10.-Capt ?in R ., ' ; Wringe, who railed the Shamrock m in her races against the Reliance the America's cup, announces that h I has decided to make this country hi ‘ home in the future and to become '■ to % y »•s£•"■■■ / L citizen as soon as the law all l >ws~As a result of this Sir Thomas Lipt.--may feel obliged to modify his recet; ■ statement that he will challenge aga. provided he can find a designer. Be ‘ sides a designer he will new have to 1 find a suitable skipper if he still ho!: to the opinion that Captain Wringe is the best handler of big single-stickers 1 ou the other side. Weak Men Made Vigorous IWStWT What PEFFER’S NERVIGOR Bit. B pow*rfuily and quickly Cur s wh. a DCUerH fail, koung men regain iort n.ar.ho-i old Lien recover youthful vigor. Ahsolut.lv Guar an teed to < ure NervoiioiM*. L<»*t Vitality Impotency, Nhehtly EniUMona, I om Fower. either sex, Failing Memory, V anting Dheaaea, on<i all ffecta of rxc wij ln.it erttion Wards off insanity and c '-iitja Don t let druggist impose a o • you because it yields a greater profit. I. ’ i.kingPF F EER’S N EllVlGito.- r- : . be carried In vest pocket. Prepai I. plain wripwr fl per bt.x, <»r 6 for $5, with A Written t.mr Money, i . ,: . r-e 1 E.EI-EK MEDICAL Ab.VN, Chicago, lit . For solo by Elackbun: & Christ -

STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. . Lambs 4 25 Hogs, per cwt. i (a 5 50 Cattle per lb 3 @ 1 Calves, per lb 4j ot 5 Cows 2 g Sheep, per lb 2 @ Beef Hides, per lb 6 COAL—Per Ton Anthracite 7 50 Domestic, nut 3 8) Domestic, lump, Hocking 3 H) Domestic lump, Indiana 3 W Pocahontas Smokeless, lump 500 — HAY riARKET. No. 1 timothy hay (new) - f x.OO (« J' aO No 1 mixed hay (new) No. 1 clover hay (new)._ OIL MARKET. Tiona f 1.71 Pennsylvania 1.56 Corning 1.36 Now Castle 1 C North Lima 1.18 South Lima... 113 Indiana 1.13 Whitehouse 1 26 Somerset 99 • Lacy 97 Barkersville 9* Ragland 62 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per doz I L Lard 7 8 I Butter, per pound 0 Potatoes, new 60 Onions 50 Cabbage per lb — (, 1 , Apples, per bu 50 HARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat, J cent higher. Corn, | cent higher. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs 16,000 Wheat 225 cars Corn 780 ears Oats 1361 ars Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs Wheat 178 cars Corn 515 ears Oats , 165 ears Place your fire insurance with B. W. Sholty. 184 4w