Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 248, Decatur, Adams County, 27 October 1903 — Page 4

Weather Forecast. malaria —fair; same 'Wednesday, with rising temperature. Old papers for sale at this office. For Sale or Trade—Eighty acres of good farming kind. Inquire of H. J. Bunn foreman on Monroe and Fourth streetpaving work. 241U12 Wanted At G. Berling’s packing house 25 ladies at once to dress and prepare poultry for shipment. Good wages and steady work. 238 ts Lost—Pocket book containing about seventeen dollars in this city. Finder return to this office or Mrs. Gerard Kohn and receive reward. 247d5 For Sale—Office furniture consisting of two tables, shelfing, iron safe, two thread eases, two stoves, four shares telephone stock and other articles. E. Burt Lenhart,Decatur., Ind. Brook Bldg, Second street. Miss Fletcher's Dancing school every Wednesday afternoon and evening. Beginners 7:45 till 9:30; social 9:30 till 12 p. tn. Afternoon class from 4:15 till 6 p tn. Price of lesson 35 cents. Social 50 cents per couple. Afternoon class 25 cents to all. 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 liimts Tickets on sale Oct. 6th and 20th, Nov. 3rd and 17th. For information apply to any Chicago Great Western Agent, or J. P. Elmer .P . A., Chicago, Hl. The town site dejiartment of the Great Western railway announce that an opening sale of lots will take place at Wighman. Calhoun county. la., Oct. 27th,. Special provisions will be made to accomodate those who wish to attend auction; including one fare round trip rate from all stations on the Great Western to Fort Dodge, la, and excursion trins leaving Fort Dodge at 9.30 a.m. and Omaha. Neb., at 6.20 on date of sale. For particu Jars address. B Magill, manager Townsite Department, C. G. W. Ry. Fort Dodge, la.

Wk fc, I Over the Counter! I Don't spend all your life in a poorly paid ■ clerkship. Your wages are low because your & 4$ place can be promptly tilled by an untrained ■ ®B person. We train ambitious men or women, ■ JI in spare time, for positions that pay well be- H * cause special training is required for filling Qg J them. If you want to change your work, we ■ can train you for a salaried position in your H new profession. You can keep right on at your ■ H present work until you change to the new. H Start TODAY to Rise! | £4 We can help you qualify, by mail, at small ■ expense, for any of the following positions: I Show-Card Writer; Ad Writer; Window Dresser; Bookkeeper; H Stenographer; Mechanical Engineer; Mechanical Draftsman; Elec- I trical Engineer; Electrician; Civil Engineer; Surveyor; Mining Engi- ■ neer; Sanitary Engineer; Architect; Architectural Draftsman; Sign H £3 Painter; Chemist; Ornamental Designer; French, German, or ■ QI Spanish, with Phonograph; Commercial Law. ■ ■3« Write TODAi', stating which position interests you. to M INTERNATIONAL | 'I Correspondence Schools I BOX 799, SCRANTON, PA. Or call on our Local Reprfsentativr: jj| At 3orbett’s Cigar Store

Extended the Time. “Owing to the change being made i in the gas line from the old to the new field all the consumers may I expect a light shortage of 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 laidjund the wells connected wo 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 cusI 1 ‘ ‘ turners. 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 800 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 manufac-, turers to supply our orders we have j extended the time 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 Deca-1 tur, Monroe, Berne and all others along our line. J. S. Bowers. For Sale—A thoroughbred Dur- , ham male calf, six months old, \ color red. D. A. Helm. 247d6 For Sale—At |SO per acre, 160 acres best black land in belt six miles north of Monroeville Ind. 1 Could be cut into two farms. For particulars or appointment to show land address owner, R. H. Pernot, Hawkins. Ind.

IffiMimiGlOW Mrs. Burdick Successfully Resists Terms of Murdered Husband’s Will. Will Deprived Her of Children and Cut Her Off Without a Cent, But She Beat It. Recent Buffalo Tragedy Recalled by a Court Decision Just Handed Down Today. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 27.—Surrogate 1 Marcus today handed down a decision by which Mrs. Burdick, widow of Edwin L. Burdick, gains full control of ■ the property left by her husband. Un der the terms of the will drawn up by Burdick a short time before he was murdered, his three children were to be placed in the hands of guardians.

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His estate was to be managed by four executors for the benefit of the children. Mrs. Burdick, however, retained possession of the children, pending a decision on the first clause, which she 1 contested, and which eventually was decided in her favor, so that the children have never left her custody. The administrators named in the will have managed the estate and turned the Income over to Mrs. Burdick as legal guardian of the children. By the decision handed down today the most tmportaat clause in the instrument was declared void. The will was drawn after the divorce .proceedings wore be-

SEE OUR Window - Display AT THE Corbett Cigar Store DECATUR, INDIANA. r~> Decatur, Indiana. I have almost completed the /I s • Complete Architectural Course 1111 SJ with the International Corres- ■ pondence Schools of Scranton Testi- Pa., and can sincerely recommend the school to every ambiI «1 • tious y oun S mau - II 1 Illd 1 • OSCAR HOFFMAN. I Why not use your winter I evenings to advantage? ENROLL NOW I We will allow a most liberal discount I to all who enroll during this display. g International Correspondence Schools I box H 72, Scranton, Pa. I Please Bend me your Iwoklet, “1001 Stories of Success,” and explain I how I can qualify for the position before which I have marked X. P ... .Meehan. Engineer ... Metallurgist B ••••Meeh. Draftsman ....Chemist B .... Elec. Engineer ... .Orn. Designer B ....Electrician ....Navigator B ... .Telephone Engineer Bookkeeping B .... Steam Engineer .... Stenographer “ ... .Marine Engineer ... .Show Card Writer ....Civil Engineer ....Ad Wrier B ....Surveyor ....Teachert * ... .Mining Engineer ....French ) B ....Sanitary Engineer ....German with Phonograph J? ....Architect .... Spanish) B ....Textile Designer .... Commercial Law B ....Textile Mill Supt. ■ Name.... Street and No. | City State.... II Daily Democrat, Decatur, Indiana.

1 gun by Mrs. Burdick. Under its provisions Mrs. Burdick was cut off with out a cent. COMING ELECTIONS Eleven States Will Soon Engage in Battle of Ballots. New York. Oct. 27,-Electlons will be held in eleven states Tuesday, Nov. 3. Full state tickets are to be voted for in Massachusetts. Rhode Island Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, lowa and Mississippi, while in New York. Benn sylvania, Nebraska and Colorado a justice of the upper courts, regents o the state university, or minor state officers are to be chosen. Municipal officials are to be selected In Greater New York, San Francisco and Salt Lake. The Prohibitionists have a ticket tn all the states except Colorado, the Socialists in all except Nebraska and ColI orado. the Populists in two states lowa and Colorado, and the Socialist Labor party in three —New \ork. Massachusetts and Ohio. Fusion was effected in only one state—Nebraska, though the Republicans of New York endorsed the Democratic nominee for judge of the court of appeals. Investigation Not Ended. Washington. Oct. 27.- A special in vestigation of the New York city pos' office will begin in a few days by in spectors working under the direction of Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen oral Bristow. There will be a thorough overhauling of all the affairs of that office, every department of which will be investigate,! The in Quiry is supplemental to the general postal inquiry recently concluded, and is likely to occupy at least a month and probably longer. Her Mind Was a Blank. Salinas. Cal.. Oct. 27.—Mrs Louis Iverson, who killed three of her children at Pacific Grove, was examined as to her mental condition. She an swered all questions in a rational man ner. but when asked about the tragedy her mind was a blank. Evidence showed that Mrs Iverson had been ail ing mentally for three months She was committed to a hospital for the Insane. Aged Man Commits Suicide. Fort Wayne. Ind.. Oct. 27.—August Haertel. seventy-five years old. committed suicide by hanging himself to a rafter in the barn in the rear of his brother’s home. Yellow Fever Condition*. Laredo. Tex., Oct. 27.—The yellow fever situation in this city is vastly im- ! proved. The situation at Monterey does not show any improvement

EDITORIAL OUTING Indiana Quill Drivers Will Be Given a Tour Through Canada. Preliminary Plans Being Made for a Vi.it to "Our Lady of the Snows" Next Summer. Time fcr the Outing Will Not Be Determined Until Date of Conve. tions Is Settled. Indianapolis. Oct 27,-The editors of Indiana will be given a de ightful outing next summer in the agricultural and mountain region of southwest ern Canada W. J. White of Ottawa, who Is connected with the interior deI partment of Canada, is here to consult with J. B Whitehead, manager of the i American Press association, in regard ito the trip. After the party reaches the Canadian border the railroad expenses will be paid. The editors will defray their own hotel bills, but various municipalities will give fetes and ' entertainments in their honor. The time for the outing will not be decided upon until after the dates for the DemI ocratic and Republican national con- ' venttons are selected, the purpose be- , ing to avoid conflicting with those con- ‘ ventions which the editors, as a rule. de sire to attend. TOWN’S SERIOUS LOSS Business Portion of Poland Wiped Out I By Fire. ' Brazil. Ind.. Oct. 27.—The business ‘ portion of Poland, ten miles south of here, was completely wiped out by ? fire which started in the rear of W. F. Kattman w Co.'s general merchandise P store. The big store and contents was o’ burned. Loss. |35,000. The flames i then communicated to Dr. Chambers i drug store, consuming it and contents. ' The K. ot P. hall and several smaller buildings were burned, making the tof tai loss fully $5n,000, partly covered 1 by insurance, o I Braxeman Instantly Killed. Lafa;. atte, Ind., Oct. 27. —Otto Con ! ner. thirty-six years old. a Big Four freight brakeman, was Instantly killed * in a wreck at Rex, a block stitl:e on the Big Four, about ten miles esst of * thia city.

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Accurate prices paid by Decatur t merchants for various products. Cor-1 i rected every day. GRAIN. I | BY I. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT, : I Corn, per cwt., mixed f 59 1 i Corn, per cwt, yellow 611 • I Oats, new 34 . i Wheat, No. 2 80 I Wheat, No. 3 78 Rye 50 Barleys 2 Clover Seed 5 30 Alsyke @ 0 251 Buckwheat 60 Flax Seed 80 Timothy Ji 25 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 pm. today as follows: Wheat, October 81i ' Wheat, December so" I Wheat, May 1 79! ■ I Corn, October 45s ' Corn, December Corn, May„ 421 i ' fats, (k-tober 351 (Ma, 1 teeember | Oats, Mav2 ~ 3fi| ‘ ar 1 May Pork 12 12 January Lard per cwt. 6 65 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 I 85? Oct wheat, grj Decemtx-r wheat May wheat 2 85 I Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash 471 Oct corn Corn, December May Corn ZZ 43 Oats. Cash q,' Oats, Oct. ..2.LL 37 I Oats, December q- | May Oats £. j Rye, cash , 7,5J* WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER R SOX. Tallow, per pound ' qj* COAL Per Ton Anthracite t Domestic, nut * , Domestic, lump, HoekmgZZ Domestic lump, Indiana* 1 « 1 ocahontas Smokeless, lump sfl

Woman Repulsed Robbers. E Sullivan. Ind., Oct. 27.—Two rol ; H appeared at the home of 8 ■ mey. east of this city, during M r j H nicy's absence from home, H mantled money of Mrs. Laniiney Jl ■ shut the door in their faces and l<x> H i'. and when they endeavored t( , ( H down the door with a rail, she -" with her husband's rifle. The bull H missed Its aim. out the m.- n W Z B frightened away. r “ ■ • Standard Too Much for Him B*" Ind. Bri Lewis, laying claim to th,, ■! Welsh lease in Washington townshin Hi made another attempt t,. , r „,.. j' Hl well rig timber, but the Ohio Oil (Offl V' pany. an auxiliary of the Sian,lard Oil H company, laying claim to the ssni( , H lease, dragged the timber off tor ,. 1H H second time, and then hauled m 113 H own timber and in two hours H ready for drilling. H Z Bl

— Bl 11 St. Paul I Minneapolis I Duluth I lur fast trains dailv leav t .. H lat 9:<*> a.m.. 6:30 p.m.. I 1 ■ and 3:iX) a. m. via th? Chu a.. e,j ■ N .rth-Western Railway. IL- EK trains are equipped with a' \ ,-ni nces ■ f in idem ratlwav t: ■.- One oi them, the cle.tr: ■ North =Western I Limited I leading at 6:30 r m ha- !.. SB drawing r-tn and .-•nr.■ • Sg mg cars, buffet smoking car- !• H ■ iovers Library, dining car t- ■ ■ cars and day coaches. Oth- I ■ are equipped with Pullman :• K ■ room sleeping cars, case a: : . - - ■ ■ cars and free chair cars SR ■ Islets sleeping car reser- H 2 particulars on application. M 9 W. B. knfakent. Paaa’r. Traffic Mgr. I a Chieagu a ■ SL'** 1 I I

STOCK. I BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. I Lambs 4</4 50 I Hogs, per cwtJ $5 00 I Cattle per lb 3 ri Calves, per lb 4j <(t. Cows 2 kt Sheep, per lb 2 <5 24 Beef Hides, per lb. 6 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per doe ? 2® Lard * Butter, per poundlligls Potatoes, new ®® Onions 50 Cabbage per 100 lb —5O c Apples, per bu 50 POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE 00., PACKERS. Chickens, young per lb. b Fowls, per 1b..Ducks, per lb.o® Young Ducks >i<to7 Young Turkeys, per lb Geese, old per lb Geese, young, lb- ’ HAY MARKET. No. 1 timothy hay (new) - . L—l f.-' -M° No 1 mixed hav (new) - 55.00 g No. 1 clover hay (new) OIL MARKET. Tions PennsylvaniaJ” Coming 'North Lima 2 South LimaJ Indiana;•*? Whitehouse J J Somerset 1 Neodasha. (Kan.) Ragland ' MARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat, * cent higher. Corn, 1 cent lower. Receipts at Chicago today: 1 Hogs r . IN 2 ' Wheat- " Oats cir ’ j Estimate for tomorrow: I) Hogs .. ’2' Oats