Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 6 October 1903 — Page 1

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TO MANDATE THE CITY

j, S. Bowers Will Commence Proceedings.

LIP TO CITY COUNCIL Papers to be Filed Within a Few Days. Result of the Refusal to Pay for Elm Street Sewer Improvement. Unless the city council takes some definite action towards a settlement with J. S. Bowers for the building of the Elm street sewer and unless they take that action tonight a mandamus proceeding will be filed within the next week. The papers were prepared by Henry Co’erick and J. E. Fracne of Fort Wayne and D. D. Heller & Son of this city and have been in possession of Mr. Bowers for some time. The complaint is entitled the State of Indiana on the relation of John 8. Bowers vs the City of Decatur, D D. Coffee Mayor and members of the council S.’W. Peterson, C. J Weaver, C. D. Teeple, T. C. Corbett, b B Fordyce and H. C. Stetler and sets for the following facts, that on February 7,1901 a resolution that the city engineer be instructed to prepare plans and specifications for the Elm street sower and its branches and said resolution was adopted. A week later the resolu

ROUTE REPORT. Month of September a Good One. Business on Rural Routes Continues Good and They Are a Success. Postmaster Brittson has conclud'■il his September report as i»stmaster and in glancing over the rural route statement we notice the following items of interest. Route number one, Clayton Daily, carrier, number of pieces of mail delivered 5.149, number of pieces collected 455; cash collected for stamps $8.93. Route number two, William H. Engle carrier, delivered 4,759 pieces, collected 447, stamps cancelled $8.43 Route number three, Ralph Bother currier, delivered 5,054, collected stamps cancelled 17.31. Route number four, Henry A. Fuhrman carrier, delivered 4007, collected 303, ’'tamps sold $5.63. Route number •ive. M. J. Butler carrier, delivered a s 7l, collected 546, stamps sold $lO.79. Route number six, Elmer Arch cr carrier, delivered, 455, collected 44*. stamps sold ss.sy. Total for

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I tion for the construction of the Elm street sewer with Shamp and I Line street branches was adopted , and on Mart h 2 following the engineers plans were adopted. Ten 1 days later, April second bids were I roeived and opened and on April 4, 1901 John S. Bowers was declared the lowest bidder and was awarded the contract which was duly entered into, it being provided that said work be;completed by January 1, 1902 and Mr. Bowers gave bond to that effect in the sum of 125,000. W.E. Fulk was appointed engineer to superintend the construction of the sewer and George M. Haefling was appointed inspector. Work on the sewer began at once and was completed by December 17, 1901 on which day engineer Fulk filed his report. On January 7, 1903 the sewer was duly accepted by the council and Mr. Fulk filed report showing the value of the improvemen to be 117,789.63. On February 4, 1902 the council appointed F. M. Schirmeyer to assist Engineer Fulk in making assessments against the property owners benefltted. The complaint will further state that after the completion and acceptance of said work a new council was voted into office and they have refused, neglected and failed and still refuse, without any legal cause to grant Mr. Bowers a legal assessment against the property benefited, although he has often demanded same. Wherefore the plaintiff ask that a writ of mandate against said defendants be granted or that they show cause why they do not make said assessments. The action has been pending for several months and it is understood that unless something is done at once, the papers will be filed in circuit court next Monday.

the six routes, delivered 29,395; collected 2,608, stamps sold <49.68. Route five again makes the banner showing by a good majority while route one pushes into second place. The routes are all showing up well compared with routes in other counties and the annual report December first will certainly be a splendid one for the first year. There are still a number c! people along the routes who have not secured boxes and to these we would say get into the band wagon of modern twentieth century progressiveness, secure mail boxes and subscribe for the Democrat. A NICE PRESENT. George Bolds Has an Automobile. George W. Bolds, local manager of the Indiana Oil Company’s interests was the recipient Friday of a very nice and useful present. It, was an auto of the St. Louis make and is one of the best ones on the market. The machine was presented to Mr. Bolds by the managers of the Indiana Oil Co., and will prove quite a convenience for Mr. Bolds in looking after the interests of the company in the field. George took the "thing” out for a trial run hunday and says he was surprised very much at the great amount of brains hi’ really has. He had always been under the impression that only ‘smart” man would boa " chof. ’ ’ —Port land Commercial- Review.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1903.

A GREAT INDUSTRY Lyman Bros.’ Studio a Busy Place. Will Enlarge Soon and Establish a Picture Frame Factory ** Here. It certainly is affact that the] ma- ' jority of our readers are not aware lof the fact that we have an industry here in our city that is doing more good to Decatur than they are credited with, and that is the picture business that Lyman & Brothers have established over Acker, Elzy & Vance. Our corres--1 pondent was at their studio this morning and looked the place over | and it certainly resembles a bee hive. They have over a thousand orders that are unfinished and made the remarkable shipment this | morning of over four hundred that were finished to one place. Mr. Will Lyman informed us that it s will be absolutely neccessary for them to get a larger place and to I get more men to do the work as it is now the Lyman Brothers are ably assisted by the two artists, ! Charles Ross and Mat Popkins whose work cannot be excelled by any one and it is now their determination to get two more men as good. They also expect to move the picture frame factory here and to make Decatur their headquarters, he also informed us that they have over twenty five agents on the road now and are willing and anxious to get more good men for traveling purposes. This enterprise is a good | one and should be encouraged by our cPizens. A DEATH. Mrs. Armstrong Din at Longmount, Colorado. Through a letter from J. H. Stults at Longmount, Colorado, we learn of the death of a former resident here, Mr Stults’ sister, Mrs. Genevieve Stults Armstrong. She died September 28, and was buried at Longmount. The deceased was born in Highlands county, Ohio., May 22, 1823. She was first married to Peter Maddox in 1839, and from this marriage there are five children that survive her. In 1878 she married Samuel Armstrong who now deeply mourns the loss of a faithful and devoted wife. COURT NEWS. Routine of Business Transacted Today. Judge Branyan of Huntington is holding court here today the case before him being entitled William H. Niblick and Charles A. Dugan vs Ellen and Perry Robinson, a suit to foreclose a chattel mortgage of <650. A reply was filed to the answer this morning and a request for a special finding of facts granted. Evidence is now being heard in the case. The plaintiff are represent! d by J. T. Merryman and C. J. Lutz and the defense by A. P. Beatty and Schafer Peterson. Two New Cases. Two now cases were filed in circuit court this morning the first by attorney J. C. Moran and entitled Peter Holthouse vs Wesley W. Mummu, suit on note demand s*s and the second by attorney A. P. Beatty entitled Henry Nelson vs John S. Bowers, suit on acountdemand <IOO.

STATE CONFERENCE. Farmers Institute Workers to Meet at Purdue. We are requested by C. D. Kunkle, chairman of the Adams county farmers institute to announce that the sixth annual conference of the Farmers Institute workers will be held at Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct., 13, 14 and 15. A splendid program has been arranged and persons who care to attend can secure half fare by applying to W. C. Latta, LaFayette, Indiana. TOUGH CUSTOMERS Parties Under Arrest at Marion. One of Them Answers Description of Man Who is Wanted Here. The following dispatch sent out from Marion yesterday is supposed to have reference to the man whom Marshal Cordua went to Marion to identify a few days ago. Marion, October s—Two men and one woman, thought to be A. Risk and Mr. and Mrs. James Hendricks, are under arrest in this city. The police say they are three of the worst crooks in the country, and are wanted in a number of places. Hendricks is suspected and answers perfectly the description of the man who shot officer Fisher at Decatur, September 22. Risk and Hendricks have recently been released from the Ohio penitentiary, and Mrs. Hendricks the police say has just completed a term in the workhouse at Dayton for shoplifting. The police in a number of cities have been notified of the arrest. A telegram was received from Dayton stating that the prisoners were “good” people but were not wanted in that city for any crime. GET PREMIUMS. Holthouse Drus Co. Still Paying Out Awards. Thomas Balzell was awarded the most first premiums on sheep at the Great Northern fair for an Adams county man and secured a twenty five pound pail of Prussian Stock Food from the Holthouse Drug Company, while John Everett was the luicky winner on chickens and received a twelve pound pail of Prussian poultiy food as a reward. PEDRO PARTY. C. Y. M. S. Club at Home Wednesday Evening. TheC. Y. M. 8. Club have arranged for a big pedro party for tomorrow evening to begin at eight o’clock. Everyone who can play the game is invited to come and bring their friends. Refreshments will be served and a dance folllows. It will be a happy occasion. Tickets which retail at fifty cents may be ptfrehased of any of t the members or at the door. CARD OF THANKS. I desire to return my sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted me during the illness and death of my beloved wife. L. C. Annen.

SCHOOLS ARE CROWDED Necessary to Divide the Seventh Grade.

NEW TEACHER CHOSEN Miss Byerly of Berne, Accepts Position. Increase in Students May Make New Building Necessary Next Year. Miss Emma Byerly of Berne, has been employed by the board of school trustees and will enter upon her duties as teacher in the seventh grade of the Decatur schools next Monday morning. This action became necessary from the fact that just one hundred more pupils are in school now than a year ago and three more have signed their inten tion of starting within a few days, making a gain in a year of 103. The seventh grade at present has fifty seven students which is more than the seating capacity of the room and several more than can be satisfactorily handled by one teacher. At a meeting of the school board held yesterday it was

A FIRE LOSS. Isaac Emery Sustains a Loss by Fire. His Barn and Contents in Blue Creek Township Burned to the Ground. Fire got in its work on the barn owned by- Isaac Emery in Blue Creek township Saturday night, and ended with a total loss of both building and contents. The barn was a new one, built last spring, and while not large was a model little building for pur jxjses designed. Four horses, hay and other grain, wagons and farm machinery were all consumed in the blaze, there being no chance to save anything after the discovery was made. The loss in consequence is total and will amount to $1,5000r more. Insurance on the building was carried in the French Township Mutual, the exact amount being unknown but it is thought the amount of the policy is S3OO. Besides this live stock insurance to the amount of $250 was carried by T. M Gallogly as agent for the Home of New York and ho went there today to adjust the same. The origin of the fire is unknown. The loss will lx* keenly felt by Mr. Emery, but like every other instance of its kind, it will have to be born with a smiling fuse.

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decided to secure the services of Miss Byerly if possible. This lady has taught a similar grade at Berne for seven years and has been very successful. She resigned last spring but as the Berne board had not yet secured anyone to take her place she was accommodating them until they could secure some one. When offered the place here she immediately gave the Berne board notice at noon today telephoned that she would be here Saturday ready for duty Monday. She is an excellent teacher and will without doubt give the best of satisfaction. Arrangements will be made to hear part of the seventh grade in the library room and that institution will be open only at such hours as shall hereafter be decided upon. Mr. O. P. Mills will continue in charge of part of the seventh grade and Miss Byerly will instruct the other part. Every room in the four public school buildings is comfortably filled while several are crowded and this condition means but one thing and that is that before long probably by next year, a new school building will be necessary. While the board have never mentioned or perhaps considered the matter it is nevertheless plain and the chances for a high school and library building within the next year is one of the probabilities. Decatur is proud of her schools and a High School building would but add to the splendid facilities we already have.

AN ARTIST. Mrs. J. E. Moser Has Beautiful Display of Pyrography. For real downright artistic beauty there is nothing that beats the work in pyrography or burned wood, the handiwork of Mrs. J. E. Moser. Her display at the Moser gallery is attracting the eye of every one who has seen it, and what is better the sales have been beyond anticipation. The designs are original and beautiful beyond description, thus show • ing exceptional taste and talent in Mrs. Moser for this late and attractive work in the art line. The figures in water colors measure up alongside anything to be seen in this line, and in all it is the work of a real and genuine artist It will pay any one having a weakness for this kind of artistic beauty to visit the Moser studio and see the display of pyrography HAS ERYSIPELAS. Oan Bolds Is Taken 111 While Here. Daniel P. Bolds, of Peru, formerly County Treasurer here is suffering from an aggravated attack of erysipilas that may result seriously. The affliction was first noticed last Saturday when a slight breaking out on the forehead became apparent. Dan was not worried however and came here last evening to attend court being interested in the case of W. H. Niblick et al vs Ellen Robinson et al. This morning his face began swelling anil at noon his eyes were nearly shut and his face swollen almost beyond recognition. He remained in court however and will return home tins evening.