Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 229, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1903 — Page 4

Weather Forecast. Extended the Time. “Owing to the change being made in the gas line from the old to the i new held all the consumers may expect a light shortage o' gas for at least two weeks, which time it will take to make the change and to connect up th •n> ,v well> to the line now being laid. As soon a< the new line is 1 the wells connected we expect to give better service, by far than that given during the past two years. The company now has meters on hands it is urgently requested that all persons who expect to use gas this winter will leave their order for a meter at once so that the company may be able to make orders in advance to the manufacturers for what meters we may need for other consumers. We are paying a bonus to the manufacturers in order to get all meters to supply our patrons at once and it is very hard to get an order, for the demand on the manufacturers is so great that their capacity is almost exhausted. All the gas companies located in the gas belt have been driven to the meter system in order to supply their customers. We being some 42 miles from the gas field are driven to force the gas such a long distance, requiring the best class of pumping machinery and from SOO to 1000 horse power steam to drive the great air pressure to supply our customers with gas that it entails an enormous expense. J. S. Bowers. Owing to the scarcity of meters and the slowness of the manufacturers to supply our orders we have extended the t ime for consumers to . supply themselves with meters until November Ist. After that date gas will be sold only to those people who have the meters. This matter refers to consumers in Decatur, Monroe, Berne and all others along our line J. S. Bowers. For Sale—A good work mare and set double work harness. Will sell cheap and on easy terms. Inquire of R. K. Erwin. 226d6 See Holthouse. Schulte & Co., for your next suit. They will please you both in quality and price. less fuel: WILSuN COAL HEATER. ASK WHY? SCHAFER HARDWARE CO.

Be.' z -’■£?3s?rsLnris®rs?.■ ts '.>"T„m inwa • IEREHEIS lOncemoretheßomcc man expounds the Theories of Health. This I 1 is What He Says: y j V// CEE here, good people, I have only a few words j? Jl to say in making my appearance again this year. If 1 I /1 you need my advice, you probably need it badly, and it is ■ J I simply this: start in with Romoc, the sooner the better, and W fortify yourself against the ills that are hound to come W during the next few months. ■ I Remember that Romoc is the medicine made from a rock. There is nothing in this whole, wide world that I have ever | found in my travels, or that any of you have ever seen or IT XB ' I heard of, that will so effectually cure Rheumatism, Indiges- 1 M I tion, Nervousness,and all Blood Troubles, and besides curing I Bk i I these ills, that will absolutely make you well of any of the 11 I I many derangements that are a result of such affections. /Xi 11 j j ts q/X- V I K i ’ Jn* CV I want to remind you of anV other fact relating to Romoc, and that is, Romoc is Nature's own remedy. It combines all the virtues found in every one of the "X great mineral springs of the world. There is not 1 a single drop of alcohol in Romoc, nor are there \ any poisons or other deleterious substances, that you find the ’ ingenuity of man adds to many so-called health-giving medicines to their detriment, and the danger of the people who use them. ■■■■■■■■mffIBBHMMOTIMHMHBnHBHHBMUHiaBHBHHMaBHHHHMi Ask for ROMOC LAXATIVE TABLETS-SURE CURE FOR CONSTIPATION. If'e have investigated Romoc, H e know that all that is said by the Romoc man pertaining to thia wonderful remedy is true, and we will refund to anyone the price of the remedy not satisfied with the results obtained. Remember, Romoc ia guaranteed and sold by THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

Old papers for sale at this office. Attend the cloak opening at the Boston store, October 5. 226d3 Holt house, Schulte & Co., for ' overcoats, suits, underwear, shirts, I hats, caps and neckwear. Wanted—To buy* a five or six room house that is near good sanitary sewer. Enquire of Dr. J. M. Miller. 202tf For Sale—Five brood sows for sale two with pigs, three will farrow with in one week. Inquire of : George Zimmerman. 227d6 Lost—Folding pocket book, containing three one dollar bills, and dollar good for credit at Big Store, return to this office and get reward. 202tf For Sale—A pale Angus bull, thirteen months old, took first pre miuni at the Great Northern fair. Enquire of Alfred Elzy, two and one half miles south east of Decatur on old Ackerman farm. 229d6wl For Sale—At SSO per acre, 160 acres best black land in belt six miles north of Monroeville Ind. Could be cut into two farms. For particulars or appointment to showland address owner, R. H. Per not, Hawkins, Ind. \"OT CE OF COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. The undersigned, commissioner by of an order ot the Adams Circuit Court made and entered in a cause therein pending, entitled Grace Haughton and Frances Kizer vs Isreal Bender et al and numoered 6616 upon the dockets thereof, hereoy gives notice that at the law < ffice of Erwin & Erwin in the city of Decatur Indiana on Friday October 16’h ItMKt. between the hours o’ io O’clock A. M and -'O’clock 1‘ M. of said day he will offer for sale at public bale at not less than two-thirds i 4, of the full appraised value in Alams i County. Indiana thereof ’he following described real-estate, towit: The north half (4 of the south-east quarter t,4'i of section twenty-four (24) in township twentv-aev»n 27) north range fourteen <l4 east containing CO) acres. Also the west half <Mi)of thes «uthweat quarter 41 ot section nineteen (19, in townsh'p twenty-seven (27) ’orth fifteen 1A» east containing eighty CO) acres. All in Adams County. Indiana TERMS OF SALE. One third (4 cash on day ot sale. One third I (4) in one (1> year, one third Min (2) years from date of sale tobeseenred oy tn< r gaae on said real-estate and by approved freehold surety. Dore B. Erwin. Commissioner. Erwin & Erwin. Attorneys. SPECIAL NOTICE. These farms are well located, being within half mile of school and a short distance from , church, and on rural route leading from Decatur. Indiana, and only four and one-half miles from the county seat. Tht first described. is good, black ground, well cultiI vated, with good house in excellent repair, with cellar and wind pump, and all modern improvements Plenty of good timber on thisfarm The second described is excellent black ground: good improvements; located just across highway from fir>t described. Tbi- farm will make an excellent home for purchaser. These farms will be sold to the highest bidder at the time and place mentioned in the above notice. For furthur inquiry concerning farms, call on or address, Dore B. Erwin. Commissioner. Decatur. Indiana.

BISSELL SERIOUSLY ILLI Former Postmaster-General in a Very Grave State. Buffalo, N. Y.. Oct. 5. —Hou. Wilson B. BisseH, postmaster general under j Cleveland, is seriously ill. Mr. Bissell recenty returned from a long vacation in the East and resumed his law prac- I WHmg ■ ——nw BISSELL tlce. Ten days ago he was forced to | give up his work, but his condition was not regarded as serious until today. His physician declines to confirm or deny a rumor that Mr. Bissell is suffering from an internal cancer. “Mr. Bissell’s condition Is serious," he said. "That is all we care to say in regard to his illness at present.” Mr. Bissell sleeps most of ths time and antlers no pain. Chinese Are Warlike. Boston. Oct. 5. —The police IpA night arrested Guy Tong as he was preparing to smuggle a package of 300 38-caliber cartridges into a building alleged to be the headquarters ot local highbinders. The police connect Guy Tong's movements with the gamblers of Chinatown and the so-called reform element, which resulted Friday night In the murder of one Chinaman and the wounding of a second. It is believed that both parties are preparing for a desperate fight, and the police are seeking to disarm those suspected of being Involved in the feud. Mysterious Tragedy in Arkansas. Van Buran, Ark., Oct. 5. —Charles ; Tolson, an actor, leading man and manager of a stock company, was shot and probably fatally wounded at the depot here Sunday by Dr. Percbmont. a well-known practitioner of this city. The troupe was at the depot awaiting a train when Dr. Perchtnont appeared and. calling Tolson by name, opened fire on him with a revolver. Tolson is in a critical condition at the hospital in Fort Smith, where he was taken for medical attention. The cause of the shooting Is not known.

NW OF Shipwrecked Persons Have a Thrilling Experience On Lake Michigan. After Seeing Twelve of Their Companions Drown Seven Drift About All Night in Wreckage. Steamer Gees to the Bottom in a Squall Before Boats Could Be Launched. Marinette, Wis.. Oct. s.—During a | squall Saturday night on Lake MichI igan, the steamer J. H. Hackley cap sized and twelve persons were drown ed. The Goodrich line steamer Sheboygan rescued the other seven persons on board the Hackley after they bad floated about on pieces of wreck- ' age all night. The Hackley was struck by the squall when seven miles I off Green island. The upper work was blown away before the men could reach a haven. The boat then turned over and went down in deep water. As the Hackley went to the bottom those who could seized on floating pieces of wreckage, while three or four of the men. failing to find any object on which to cling, sank in the raging sea, so far as known. The waves were roiling high, and several of those who at first saved themselves from Immediate death, lost strength and sank. It was more than an hour after the Hackley sank before the Sheboygan hove in sailing distance. The shouts of the floating men attracted the attention of the sailors on the Sheboygan, end every assistance was lent. The darkness made rescue slow, but the officers of the Sheboygan feel sure that they took aboard every pe-eon Bfloat. Some of the persons who were rescued say that it is possible that one or more of .be twelve persons missing may have escaped d?ath. This view is not given much credence by the Bailors of the Sheboygan. The Sheboygan made into Fish creek when hope of rescuing other persons seemed improbable. The res- ' cued persons were so exhausted from , their struggle against drowning that I they were unable for some time to tell anything about the wreck. They say that with the crashing away of the upper work, all persons aboard the Hackley ran on deck. Hasty preparations for a plunge into the water were begun, but before any plans could be carried out the boat listed, turned over and went down like a rock. Search is still making for any person who may have escaped death, and for the bodies of those who were drowned. “As the boat sank it was clear that there was only one hope of anyone being saved, and that was by clinging to the wreckage.” said one of the survivors. "Orders were given for the men to put the women on it first, i They did so. and behaved well, every I man remaining on the sinking boat until the women had been placed on ; pieces of the cabin and other wreckage. It was then a wild scramble on I the part of each man to get such pieces of planking as he could secure and cling to it. “Every man found aomethlng to float on except the captain, who remained in the pilot-house to the last doing his best to right the boat, and he finally went down with her." THREE SETS OF TWINS Remarkable Coincidence in Three Generations of One Family. New York, Oct. s.—Mrs. John M. Bean of Mltchellsvllle. N. Y.. sixty-five years old, has given birth to twins ; Her daughter, who lives In the neigh- ' boring township, presented her hus- | band with twins about the same hour. Befuie <.uugratuUtlons were finished Mrs. Beam's granddaughter sent word that she bad become the mother of two healthy children. Five Thousand Reported Killed. Salonica, European Turkey, Oct. 5. —The Bulgarian notables here went , to the governor's palace Sunday and informed the authorities that a series of fresh outrages in SaJoulca is being planned. All the guards have consequently been doubled It Is reported | that twenty Turkish villages in the Railog district have been burned. The large village of Bonlsko is said to have been destroyed and iu 2.000 Turkish Inhabitants killed. St. Louie Shaken Up. Bt. Louis. OcL 5.—A slight shock of earthquake was felt in Carondolet, the southern part of the city, at 8 65 last ■ight. The seismic disturbance lasted about one minute and caused alarm among the cltlxens. — —— — Deadly Torrado In Illinois. Princeton. 111. Oct. 5— A tornado passed two miles southeast of th;., city, killing three persons In the family of Charles F. Sherwin, and destroying a large amount of farm property. Thoroughbred Horees Burned. Maysville. Ky.. Oct. s.—Colonel W W Baldwin's large stock barn was burned Sunday by incendiaries. All the thirty thoroughbred horses were saved except six.

WITHOUT PRECEDENT Washington Officialdom Will Pay Honor to Herbert’s Memory. ——' I Washington, Oct. 5 -In a memorial service to be held at St. Johns church on Tue.-da:.. Oct. 6. at noon, the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, the rector officiating. this government will pay official tribute to the memory of the Right Hon. Sir Michael If. Herbert, G C M. G., C. B-. his Britannic majesZ' id 1 L fflK A r W X I LADT MICHAEL HTT.BEBT. ty's ambassador^to the United States, who died Sept. 30. The president, his cabinet and the diplomatic corps will attend the services. This service Is without precedent. Sir Michael Is the only ambassador accredited to this government who has died while absent on leave. The service Is in accordance with the wishes of the president, who ■ was for years a warm personal friend | of Sir Michael. Sir Michael and Lady i Herbert were members of SL Johns ' chur h. as was lx>rd Pauncefote. | whose funeral was held there last : year. It is expected that the funeral j of the British ambassador will take place about the same .ime on Tuesday at his home in England. Vaccination Victim Die* of Lockjaw. Marion. Ind.. Oct. s.—Laura Mayhugb, aged eleven, daughter of Jay Mayhough, living in North Marion, is dead of lockjaw The girl was vaccinated about a week ago and a germ of tetanus gained entrance to the system through the open wound on the arm. Oil Prices Will Soar. Montpelier Ind., Oct. 5.---Indiana operators are beginning to predict that oil will reach $1.50 before Christmas. They are certain that the $1.25 mark will be reached and say It is bound to be far surpasseo within tha next two months.

THE MARKETS

Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Cor rected every day. dRAIN. BI E. L. CABBOL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed| 61. Corn, per cwt. yellow 63 Data, newl 34 Wheat. No. 2 77 Wheat. No. 3 74 Rye L__ZZ 51 Bariev 53 Clover Seed 5 65 Alsyke @ 6 00 Buckwheat 60 Flax Seed sQ Timothy jj 25 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p.m. today as follows: Wheat. October7gl Wheat, December . 7(U Wheat. May 771 Corn. October 45V Corn, December Corn, Mar,~Z Oats, (X-tober jg Oats, December ir, Oats, May ' og Jan. Port *l9 .17 May Pork 7.7.. /{J J'] January Lard per cwt 6 85 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 oclock by J. D. Hale, Decatur, special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash . | 831 [Oct wheat. mJ Decemls-r wheat M I May wheat 7777 M Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash is Oct corn 4| v Corn. Decemlier May Corn Oats. Cash ' ’ Oats, Oct ~ 1 Oats, December qlil May Oats 22* h - —w WOOL AND HIDES. I BT B. EALVER a SON. ! Wool, unwashed SjTt T lta " *—to 11 00 Tallow, pe r pouM ’ POULTRY. «T 4. W. PLACE 00., PACEERS, Fowl. ?u ,ng »* r lb -@Bl Fowls, per lb h ' 11 . Ducks, per lb._ • Young Ducks | Turkeys, per lb7' 6<fto J 1 Geese. old per lb 7 .Geese, young, !b "

1 HE GAS PROBLEM That Is What Is Just Now Giving the People of Elwood Worry. Gas Companies Combine and Hav e Raised the Rates About Fifty Per Lent As a Consequence Not One in Tea ot the Consumers Are Renewing Contracts. Elwood, Ind.. Oct s.—The consumers of gas in this city have begun pay Ing for gas at the rate ot 30 cents per 1,000 cubic feet instead of 18 cents which they paid last year. The two local companies sold out to a gas trust of which Chicago capitalists are at the head, and the first move was to raise the price, when in reality Elwood is right over the remaining gas field, ot the 2.000 consumers in the city o <>t one in ten have signed the new contracts, and general preparations have been made to get along with some other sort of fuel. The contracts provide that the consumer shall pay $5 for a meter, keep it housed and in case ot failure to work shall pay an avetage rate of the bills for the months preceding and following. FLORA ELOPEMENT CASE — One Suit Filed Against the Principal, With Others to Follow. — Flora, Ind., Oct. s.—When John M Flora eloped early last week with Mrs Will Clingenpeel he left behind a note for $1,500 given to the Bank of Flora for borrowed money. The bank has entered suit to recover th amount from the Flora estate, which is one of the largest in Carroll county Will Clingenpeel. husband ot the woman with whom Flora eloped, is preparing to sue for damages for the alienation of his wife's affections. Mrs Flora it Is said, will bring suit for divorce demanding large alimony. These various suits will go far to deplete the Flora estate. Incandlary Fire at Goshen. Goshen. Ind., Oct. 5. —Fire b»liev»d now to be of Incendiary origin pra< tlcally ruined the clothing and shoe stock of Louis Simmon A- Co The loss is estimated et SIO,OOO, with |i, <k)o Insurance.

STOCK. BT FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. Lambs 4 25 Hogs, per cwt J @5 60 Cattle per lb 3 @ Calves, per lb4J (g Oows 2 'CI Sheep, per lb 2(g 2| Beef Hides, per lb. 6 COAL Per Ton Anthracites " 50 Domestic, nut 3 SO Domestic, lump, Hocking 3 80 Domestic lump, Indiana 3 40 Pocahontas Smokeless, lump 500 HAY HARKET. No. 1 timothy hay (new)... fs.iiO ( S f-. 50 No 1 mixed hay (new) t f 6.00 <« r *j No. 1 clover hay (new) OIL fIARKET. Tiona fl" PennsylvaniaUA Corningl42 New CastlelA9 North Lima South LimaEl* Indiana l b Whitehouse 11' Somerset Lacyß' Ragland OTHER PRODUCTS. BT VARIOCS GROCERS AND MERCHANT* Eggs, fresh, per doz lArd Butter, per pound Potatoes, new ; Onions ' Cabbage per lb - - ”1 ! Apples, per bu MARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat, 4 cent lower. Corn, | cent lower. Receipts at Chicago today: HogsS £ oEIZZZZZr H 6o * Estimate for tomorrow: offß • ( kA I<*FS wl™, For Sale—A phaeton io ‘''j d 1 tion. Inquire at this office.