Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 236, Decatur, Adams County, 13 October 1903 — Page 4

Weather Forecast. Indiana—Fair in north, fair followed by showers in south portion; Wednesday showers Country Correspondence. Route One. Rev. W. E. MeC.irty preached at Mt. Pie ts mt Sunday forenoon. Perry Gilbert and family o f Mon- > roe spent Sunday with N. S. Sheets and family Miss Lizzie Hague returned to hi r home in Fort Wayne Saturday after a two weeks visit with Miss Besisc Fisher. George Ruckman and wife and Alfred Elzey and wife of near Decatur spent Sunday with S. J J Rangier and wife. Earl Butler entertained about 35 of his friends at a pirty Saturday night in honor of Miss Pearl Major! of Fort Wayne. The evening was spent in music and games and at a late hour light refreshments were ■ served. All present report a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Singleton en tretained at an infare dinner Sun day in honor of Mr. and Mrs Jessie Singleton who were married Thurday. A number of newly married couples, friends and relatives were present and report a good time and .are loud in their praises of the most delicious dinner that was ever served.

!$52- 5C j round trip to California Tickets to San Francisco in ! Los Angeles and return, from Chicago daily. October 8 to 17, via the Chicago and North-Western Railway.<ner theonly double-track railway between Chicago and the Missouri R: ver with choice .of routes through some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in the world. Corresponding low rates from sail points. Three Daily Trains ■ leave Chicago B.oop. m . 10.00a m. Band 11.30 p tn. The luxurious OverBland Limited (8.00 p. tn.) has Pull- ! B man drawing-room and compartment B sleeping cars, dining cars i ala carte', B ■observation, library and buffet smok- ■ Ding cars through without change. ■ I Nr bally and personally conducted B ■ tours in Pullman t nit .st steeping cars, ■ Sr ■". jcago to San Francisco, Los An- B ■ j’s .-s and Portland. Only J6.C08 B double berth. B K The Bear ©/ Everything. H ht.c i.dto ,1 tirr-* "» • service schedule* B B h 4 cat reactvauo i* oa application.B | B Al] agenti sell tickets »u thia route. * B W. B. KNISKERN, W K PASSENGER TRAFFIC MANAGER, B * Chicago, iu.. H El NW7S Ma

WANTED! 11)(l \leu and 25 Teams To work on Monroe and Fourth streets paving contract. Lots of Work and Good Wages. H. P. STREICHER, Contractor. ARE YOU SORE? USE j jaracamph Relieve! Instantly or Money Refunded. Itching, Bleeding Piles, Stops the Itching. Stops the Bleeding. Allays all Inflammation. It Cools. It Soothes. It Cures. Sold oaly in 28c-, 50r. & Si.oo BotllM. At ah rood Dragrtota. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUC CO.

Extended the Time. “Owing to the change being made in the gas line from the old to the ; new field all the consumers may j expect a light shortage o'’ gas for' at least two weeks, which time it ! will take to make the change and to connect up the new wells to the , line now being laid. As soon as' the new line is laid and the wells “ u connected we expect to give better service, by far than that given during the past two years. The com- ! puny 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 l 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 cap acit vis almost exhausted. All the gas companies located in the gas belt have been driven to the meter s stem 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. 8. Bowers. Owing to the scarcity of meters and the slowness of the manufacturers to supply our orders we have i extended the time for consumers to i supply themselves with meters until November Ist. After that date gas will be sold only to those people who have the meters. This I matter refers to consumers in Decatur, Monroe. B< rne and all others along our line J. 8. Bowers. Fur opening at the Boston Store, Monday October 19. 236d5 For Sale or Trade—Eighty acres of good farming land. Inquire of H. J. Bunn foreman on Monroe and Fourth street paving work. 2341d2 The undersigned will sell at public auction in the building known as the Noah Ark on next Saturday Oct. 17, Household goods stoves, one set of 20 volumes revised, encyclopedia, large history of Wells and Adams Co. large Webster unabridged dictionary and num erous other articles. Mrs. John KingSale commences at two o’clock. One fare plus #2 from Chicago round trip rate via Chicago Great Western railway. To points in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Canadian northwest. Old Mexico, New Mexico. Minnesota, North Dakota, Manitoba. Wyoming and Ariozna. Ample return liinits Tickets on sale Oct. 6th and 20th, Nov. 3rd and 17th. For information apply to any Chicago Great Western Agent, or J. P. Elmer G.P . A., Chicago, 81.

WILL PRO”E SCALE .L Kansas C.ty (La-.) Calicol Dcard EooJling to Ce In cstigatiJ. Kansas Cit. Mo. Oct. 13. At a meeting cf the Mei cant lie club in Kf.naas City, Kan., lart i. i .'.it the committee appointed to investigate the alleged booli ng of members of the school board of that city, submitted a report recommending tnat a grand jury be tailed to probe ho alleged school board scandal. The report of the committee gives in detail the history of the various transactions which form the basis for the c'aiges aralnst certain members of the school board, including a written statement from Prof. Sawtell of Emporia. Kan., who charg- s that he was asked to pay $3 I) for the position of principal of the high school in Kansas City. Ken . with the understan ling that the salary attached to the position was to be raised from $1,500 to $1,600 a year. The report tells of the purchase of a site for the Bancroft school for which the board of education paid $4,000. wl.cn the owner was willing to sell so $2,30(1. This was done, the report alleges, by having an agent of the school board secure an option on the property and sell It to the school board at the advanced price. The report contains an alleged admlssicn of a contiactor hired to clean the basements of schoolhouses after the June flood, that uc charged an exorbitant price for the work and that a member of the school board was his partner in the deal. Tee committee also recommends tha' civil suits be instituted to recover money paid out by the school board In certain contracts in which excessive charges were the rule. Alfred Knapp's Case. Hamilton. Ohio. Oc’. 13—The case c? Alfred Knapp, sentenced to be electrocuted Dec. 12 for the murder of his wife. Hannah Goddard Knapp, was yesterday afternoon appealed to the circuit court on erior. The transcript was filed three hours before the ex-, piration of the forty days a’lowed by | law lor filing a petition in error. Narrowly escaped Lynching. Chicago. Oct. 13.—Arthur Warren, a young man living in the suburb of Berwin. twelve miles from the city, had a narrow escape from lynching last night, and but for the efforts of two police officers it is possible that he would have been hung to a telegr ph pole Warren was accused of assaulting an eight year-old girl Calonel Boone Dead. San Francisco. Oct. 13. —Colonel Daniel E Boone, the celebrated trainer of wild animals, is dead in this city after a long illnees. aged silty-two years. He was born in Kentucky For many years Boone managed his own circus, which was on • of the largest and most successful shows in Europe. lan Hamilton at Gettysburg. Gettysburg. Pa., Oct. 13— Lieutenant General lan Hamilton, the distinguished British army officer, accompanied by General Oliver, acting secretary of war. and Generals Johnson. Nicholson and Davis, visited the battlefield yesterday. They left last night for Antietam. Tragic Report Disproved. Delaware. Ohio, Oct. 1$. —Rev F. L. Johnson of this city has received word disproving the report that Rev. C. W Kennedy, a young missionary from thia city, has been killed by Boxers in China. Rev. Kennedy is now at Otaru Japan, engaged in mission work. Three Killed in Wreck. Kansas City. Oct. 13.—Three men were killed and three others were in jured, one seriously, in a collision between Missouri Pacific end Frisco freight trains in the switchyards at St. Lou's avenue an I Santa Fe streets in this city last night. Girl Found Dead. Washington. Oct. 13—Mary Kosklski. aged thirteen y irs. daughter of Polish parents, was found dead in a ditch in South Wilmington. She had been assaulted and thrown into the water. The police are without a clue.. The Honourables In Canada. Montreal. Oct 13—The Honourable Artillery company of London and the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston were welcomed here by the local militia and thousands of cit izens. Bank Closss Its Doors. Goodland, Ind.. Oct. 13.—The bank at Rose Lawn. Newton county, operated by Jesac J. Fry and known as the Bank of Newton County, has closed Its doom, David K Pry being named as assignee Slow collections are said to be responsible for the shutdown. Indiana Municipal League. Terre Haute. Ind., Oct. IS —Mayor Steog Is sending to the officials of al! Indiana towns with more than 6,000 I population, an Invitation to attend the convention of the Indiana Municipal League which will be held in Terra Haute Nov 11 to 13. — Ceuldn't Endure 111 Health. Milwaukee. Wls.. Oct. 13—Bernard and Anna Schults, husband and wffo, committed suicide last night at their home. 1400 Sixth street, by Inhaling illuminating gas. Continued 111 health, which had discouraged both, is the reason ascribed by their friends for the act.

S® IB CT Indiana Presbyterians Meet At Lidia apolis For Conference. Noted Divines From Oi-'side the State Are Present at ths Annual Meeting. Moderate-- of the Meeting Is the Rev. Henry D. Nave cf Crawfordsville. Indianapolis. Oct. 13.—The annual meeting of 'he synod of Indiana of the Presbyterian church is in session in this city The riee-incs are being held in the new First Presbyterian church The Rev. Henry D Nave of Crawfords vllle is presiding as moderator. A large number of noted ecclesiasts from I outside tin- state are present, includ- I ing John Willis Baer of New York secretary of . e Presbyterian board of, home missions and well known as president of the Society of Christian Endeavor; the Rev. Dr. Andrew J Brown of New York, se ;etary of the board of foreign missions; the Rev, Dr. John Fox of Brooklyn of the Amer lean Bible society; the Rev. Dr. W H. Weaver of Bnlt'm re. who has charge of the work among th- negroes; the Rev Dr. .1 A. Warden, who is in charge of the Sunday school work, and the Rev. Dr. W. S. P. Bryan of Chicago, repres-ntlng the Presbyterian cclleg-- and act'-’tnis's. Indiana Baptists Meet. Bloomington. 1n... Oct. 13.—The First Baptist church cf Bl -tii-.uin ■ today opened its dr.: rs for the eighth I Indiana convention of Baptist church I es. The convention is of great ini ; portance in church circles. Pastors of the churches in Indiana and life members and delegates appointed by the churches are presort to the num I ber of 400. Elaborate preparations have been made t:y th- Bloomington people for entertaining the del gates. Some cf (ho best pulpit lecturers of the country are engaged to sp ak at the conven’icn. INSTITUTE FOR FARMERS Three Days' State Meeting to Be Held at Purdce university. Lafayette, Ind.. Oct. 13. —The farm--1 ers of the state began a three days' ■ institute under the direction of Pur- ! due university, today, the sessions be - ing held at the university. The sub- - ■ ject for discussion for the first session was “Local Organization for Institute Work.” This atternoon the topic is "Farmers' Institutes and Young Pe.> 1 pie.” In the evening the subject will tie “The Improvement of the Rural Schools.” Many speakers from over the state and cities of the country are i on the program. — Tale of Horrid Cruelty. j Vincennes. Ind.. Oct. 13. —Walter 1 Shaw and wife, trapeze performers traveling with Ferris' comedians, were arrested here accused of maltreating ' Elsie Kirschner, twelve years old. who accompanies Ferris and his wife. It is alleged that Shaw assaulted the girl while the troupe was at South Bend, and that Mrs. Shsw kicked her because she wanted io complain to thauthorities. Her father Louis Kirsch- 1 I ner. of Paris. 111., was advised of her condition, and through his investigation the arres’ followed. The accused were transferred to South Ben-1. The Kirschner girl Is small for her age and immature. Hei appearance Indi- ! rated i'l usage. Paralyzed in Card Came. Washington. Ind.. Oct. 13.—While plnying cards with several compai.iu, one of the men who had been dealt a poor hand said to his partner. G -oige Hammer. “Throw up your hands. Hammer threw up nis hands with the cards in them, but could not re'urn them to a natural position He was talien to his home and deatu resulted , from a paralytic stroke. Secured an Early Parole. ■ Petersburg. Ind., Oct 13. — John Reeves, convicted in the Dubois circuit court in June. 1901, of the murder of Deputy Sheriff John Gardner and Wm Cox sixteen years before, has been pa J roled. He served but one year and * one month. Woman Used Shotgun. Henryville. Ind.', Oct. 13.—Ellen 1 1 Mount, wife of Richard .Mount, com ’ mitted suicide by shooting herself with a shotgun. The entire contents of the gun entered her breast. Veterans Publish Newspaper. . I.afnyettc, nd. Oct. 13.—-Veterans quartered at the State soldiers' home ! have begun a weekly publication.! named the Indiana State Soldiers' ’ Home Star. A Brief Honeymoon. I awrencehurg. Ind . Oct. 13—Lena who married and was de- • sorted on the f-llowlng day, has been r divorced from George F. Schilling. s , Brakeman tost Both Legs. 9 Auburn, Ind.. Oct. 13.—Bert Homr sher of this cltv. a I rakeman on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, fell from a train and had both legs cut off.

brief dispatches , at I’m*- ' """ k1 ~ irritstio- at the ' " "av'ct lbs V- '"'l* ■' pro ong- ■ ■ ■ j . vr , K ouf>ie.l ranssnpho. Co- -. rca, 11 * ■*“ I ( .... lave been wnt.-n .1 ar D E ■ 11 ' . iwo to 2- ye»“ < Manila io '•<■ h.rngi'i sir ( i" K Knin-ii.u.sol.. "pidi '.-k ■ g ,; L-r.-, from «»"""■ annual -nven..-d the Mauer) ' H. . -e-i.'-. > ■ I’rotwt've a«o.-ntion 1» »<- !■ , l-.'iei-.biiig Wai-ww. M. - >« ■>" i O le.»*. Tii.M. t.iu.-htin w.ng-d th- Hro.iktyn (>.■ „ lu- infurle-l e i.nn.ier '-anng * U«l-d . - - . . .1 anl »’■»' "«n'ue4. -' ' '• v 10 c .... , it >( "re < mlel »«•'— LT, who ha- boea - <« the J am,- I. u-e -p-v a. couna cou.Ulated tor Wat purpose. BOSSE'S OPERA HOUSE WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 14th. engagement extraordin vry. THE EMINENT ACTON Robert Downing and His Own Company. PRESENTING THE Great Comedy “Hon. John North" BY HERBERT BASHFORD, Esq;. Special Scenery Elegant Costumes A play depicting society i life on Puget Sound. Etch j and every character taken from life. High!}- amusing Strongly dramatic Pure in tone Robert Downing as “Hon. John North.” Prices 35. 50 and 75c Beat sale at Holthouse Drug Co.

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Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Corrected every day. GRAIN. BT E. L. CABBOL, GRAIN MEBCHANT. j Corn, per cwt., (new) mixedJ 61 Corn, per cwt, yellow 63 □ata, new 31 Whaal, N 0.2 ZZ 78 Wheat. No. 8 76 Rye- ..’ZZ 51 Barley 53 Clover Seed 5 59 Alsyke @ 6 00 Buckwheat 60 flax Seed sq Timothy 05 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago marketi lused at 1:15p.m. today as follows: Wheat, October '■A I oat Wheat, May Corn, October Z Com, I). CM IMT | ■ 1 Corn, Mav ' late. 1 i. i ■‘ (la's, December.. Hats. Mav O-I May Pork 12 27 January Lard per cwt 6 yy TOLEDO GRAI’t MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 300 J clock by J. D . Hale, Del ator Special wire service. ' Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash J 84! Oct wheat. Dumber wheat . May wheat. Cash corn, No. 2, mixed. .-ash '. 18 Corn. Deeeml>Hr . May (Mrn Oats. Cash * ‘ Oa.H, I let. » >ata. December ... May' Ist K ; , Rye, cash ' ! _ O» i WOOL AND HIDES. I »T B. KA I. VER a SOM. is ii& > 81 Tallow, per pOuna___ZZ?ZZ o? COAL Per Ton Anthracite - I Domestic, mi; 1 ‘ W Domeetie, lump, Hocking ’ “ OotnMbc lump. Indiana ’ Smokeless, lump' SJJ

VJoT (.'EOF c-imm! is) ,v i :: 8 rb \i. esfate. op The undenJinied. c«.rr tnisAh-ner <»« f o'dvi <>r the Adams Circuit Court i 7 an Gra-v- llauvlitou and Fram-vs K ? ( .| ,J , l '“'i lli-iiiicr el nl anil nunihereU i„p,, l hereof, h.-t-. t>v Vive, noil, , ' 'i'". 11 "’ the law. nice of Erwin A- Brain tn n„. " Ih . aiur Ind-maon Friday i , ■' („■!« ~.(> u„. hours o Io lEelo. k \ i 11 "-' U’- lia-k I' M.ot said day "IH op - I e al liuh.b -Hl- at not .|.. ni , , ' Os tin- uli appraiv-l vuh,.. i , pity. Indiana ihert-oi ,|ie p, cri ril r-ale-'ate GiWll: The north Imi of th* south-east quarter j (1 f . - t'• ntv-four (24) In township ’wents ° n nort h t-. .rteen II ■ e«s* . .‘7° ’' ( acres. Also the weM haif .-,. u f , ,'• w st ouarter ''jiot seetton nineteen |<‘ *' t wnsh'P twenty seven r,, rl | . ri .tif’eend") east con mlniDK eighty \\il in Adams County. Indiana lOhM TERMS Ob’ SALE I >ne t bird Or) cash on <lay o| sale On, ti ■kin one", year, one third ' t’n --, date of-ale to (a-seen red n r '" r ' said reel-.-atate aod by appr„v 7 fr h I suii-ty. Poke H. Ekwix, Cotnu»| M | , ner t.rwil x Erwin. Attorneys. I Sl’Ei lAL NOTICE. Thi U farms are well located, belmr ti , In. f ml- of school and a short dlstan,., <, . ,-liur,-lA m | on rural route leading fn , r i r hmaiia. and only four and <- . tn - flint the county M at. Tn,- g r .. sc --dis good. (Hack ground. »..|1 . V.I-.-I 4th good house In f-xct-lhu.i »-■. - Ikr and wind pump, and all n in.p--vekents. Plenty of g,» M i Hmi,,., I tills-oJ The second d.-M-rU.e,| 1,,,... „ ..IC, stliind: food itnprov. luent- ; list I -is highway from tir'f ,|. s. im- i iwdj mnk.- an e.\--- item pun-tool These fauns will be s,,] ( j , I, .'h, • Lid. rat th.- time at,dp tc, - above notke. For fun, . ~ulrj Ig-rnlng tarnc, call on or ,d lt. »OKE B. Eitwik. l ommlssiom . Decatur. India- , tt MACK 4 Norman horse, w -h i white mini anil tail, weigh- ki p>'-unils. twd.arsoltl Novcmlniis a bine hoi-, good style and . , tion. BRILL. , Be’gian bright t. ; .-, with white si on forehead, weighs Dili" jxiunds. id was two years - ] 1 July 10th. thl-ear. He is a fine horse with hek bone, good style Ihe above prses will stand at King's livery irn, on Friday and Saturday of eh ww k They are good horses ank-ill stand for;#!', ' and insure coltt stand and su'-k H. FRED )HNKE, Owner Peter Amspaugkeeper. 22M24 ——MB— »

POUlk. BT J. W. FLACH, PACKERS. Chickens, young y lb 7,/M Fowls, per lb. . ' A \ Ducks, per lb£___ Z'- 06 Aoung Ducks] 1 oung Turkeys, per 1 ~„|. 1 Old Turkeys, per Ibl ; Oeeee, old per lb..J ' m Weese, young, lb 5,>6 STOCK BT FRED h ambS 4£4«» 1 Hogs, per cwt. I ,/,r, •/ 1 Cattle per lb ® 31 1 Calves, per lb. Cows ; I Sheep, per lb. *, -a Beef Hides, per lb Hay fIARKE No. 1 timothy hay (new ■— ——B gr k ;,q No 1 mixed hay (new) \. 1 i > • •’ - No. 1 clover hay (uew)_ — —9(/r5 (X) OIL fIARKHT. F |ona Tl.*-i) Pennsylvania' , , ‘< on ’ i "* - 1 : i.rNorth Lima' j j South Lima | pj Indiana | ■ , Whitehouse| | i * ,mM Be‘ LU.! Cacy 97 Barkersville LRagland OTHER PRODUCTS. BT VABIOCS JBOCERS AMD MUCH, Eggs, fresh, per doz 'll Lard m Butter, per poundl 5 1 otatoes, newo Onions 0 '' abbagH |a>r lb Apples, per bu HARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. W heat, • cent higher. , Corn, | cent higher. Recespts at Uliiiago today: I Hogs ' 1 " Wheat ,r ' Com I Oats l Estimate for tomorrow: nogs if’ Wheat !(»» r Corn.._ZZZ? Oats .... 115 L* 1 ’