Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 251, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. BVBHT IVINIKO. IXCXPT SUNDAY. BY UE W <3. EL.L.INSHAIVI. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. carrier, per week lO<* By carrier, per year $4 00 By mail, per mouth 25*’ By mail, per year $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents. Advertising rates made known on application Entered in the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana. as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER. Manager.

George M’Culloch is unloading some of his electric railway stocks. Does he scent hard times or a panic? We hope not. Electric railways are great developers of the country,and McCulloch is a prince in building them.—Anderson News Already they are defeating George romer for renomination in the eighth district. They do this every two years before the convention meets. But the people who defeat George don't run the convention and George goes to congress every time.—Hartford City News. Since the Berne Witness raisesl serious objections to the a beady a nounced candidates for congress from this county, and since also the approval of the Witness is absolutely necessary for the success of »jny one who may seek the honors of this race, we take the liberty of ; substituting the name of the Hon. Shafe Peterson, who we hope will meet the scrutinizing gaze of this guardian of pubile morals and cus- | todian of the rights of those who may see fit to seek political prefer-1

TO INVESTIGATE S. E. MORSS' DEATH

Indianapolis. Oct. 34.—Coroner Tute-| ■weiler is conducting an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the I tragic death of the iate Samuel E. Morss, editor and owner of the Sentinel, who fell from his office window last week and was killed. One witness says Mr. Morss sat down in the window with his back toward the street and that he fell backward after he had been sitting there about two minutes. It is not likely that the e: act circumstances will ever be determined Mr. Morss' friends insist that he had io thought of committing suicide, and the verdict of the coroner will probably be that the fall was accidental. One of Mr. Morss' close friends said today that while he was heavily involved, that when his affairs are set-j tied his creditors will not lose anything. He said the paper will be continued. but if it re-enters the morning field the name will have to be changed and the old corporation will have to cease, as Mr. Morss had an agreement with George F. McCulloch of the Morning Star, not to print a morning pa per. "There is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip." This old saying applies very well to politics. For instance, Thomas C. Whallon. Republican candidate for police judge, won in the recent election, although Edward Little, his Democratic opponent, though: I he had the plum the night the returns were coming in, as it was shown that Holtzman had defeated Bookwaiter by several hundred votes. But there was

WANT ED! 100 Men and 25 Teams To work on Monroe and Fourth streets paving contract. . Lots of Work and Good Wages. H. P. STREICHER. Contractor.

Union Banner Hunt is still nosing around and the annouoement of his candidacy for governor is expected at any time. Here is hoping Mr. Hunt will bag the game. As long as the anti-Cromer contingent in Decatur can put no better candidate for congress than B. W. ; Quinn and P. L. Andrews they need i not go to any trouble to trying to capture the county organization.— Berne Witness. NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. This is to certify that the underi signed did on or about the —date of September 1901 loose a note datied June 1901 the exact date of said | note is by the undersigned forgoti ten. Said note was calling for One ’ Hundred (1100) dollars and was singed by the undersigned, herein j and by J. B. Corson as surity, and : is made payable to W. H. Niblick at the Old Adams County Bank, Decatur Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given to the public that said note is absolutely void and ! of no effect and that the undersigned has never realized anything of value therefor, Alex Leßrun. 251d3wl Old papers for sale at this office. For Sale—Bay mare and two calves. Prices right. Inquire of R. V. Beavers. ts For Sale.—A hard coal heating stove, inquire of Mrs. John T. France or at this office Wanted—A position as bookke qter or some kind of office work by a young man of 23. Enquire at this office. 250d2 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

Beavers

a slip. Whallon won by 385 on ths first count. Then it looked as if there had been a slip, and Little was ahead, but the recount still left Whallon 300 to the good. Then Whallon thought he had the place cinched, but now Little comes back with the proposition that he may test Whallon’s right to the position because he failed to com ply with the primary election law which says that within ten days after the convention or primaries that each candidate shall file a sw-orn itemized statement of his expense account. None of the Republican candidates complied. They dldn t have any ex penses. so they thought the statement unnecessary. But there is a question and Little may test it as a last re sort. — A suit filed for a receiver for the Consumers' Gas Trust company here briugs up the old question of whether or not gas has failed Those who have taken the trouble tc investigate know there is but little gas in the field, but there are many misguided people here who still dream that there is an abun dance of gas and that an effort is be ing made to divert it from Indianapolis in hopes of getting more money else where. i.dlanapolis enjoyed cheat gas tor many years, but there is nc doubt that the supply has been dimin ished so that it is not possible to pipe , it to this city in large quantities as of old. Throughout the gas belt man ufacturers are getting ready to burn some other fuel during the winter, at they know that there is not sufficient I gas to carry them.

MADE MONEY. f M. J. Gottschalk, a Former Genevaite B Getting Rich. The whole populace of Geneva as g well as many in this city remember B M. J. Gottschalk at one time a very A popular and successful business man B in Geneva. During the money B stringency several years ago he B went broke, but since that time he ■ has retreived his losses and is esti- B mated to be worth 17’5,000. He g owns a large cooperage factory ■ and a $40,000 interest in a large B Portland cement factory at Belle- B fountaine, Ohio. W. H. Powers of ■ Bluffton, has recently joined Mr. w Gottschalk and they together will ■ build a factory at Spencerville,Ohio B of which Mr. Powers will have B charge. B Real Estate Transfers. I F. H. Meyer to M. Kalver pt sec B 7 Monroe tp $2500. W Geo. W. Pyles et al to Florence ■ M. Sprague lot 355 Geneva $125. Barbara Baumgartener et al to B Benj. Baumgartner pt sec 15 and 22 * French tp $3125. ■ Nichoals Baumgartner to Joel fir Baumgartner pt sec 15 French tp I g $3325. g Nicholas Baumgartner to Samuel N Baumgartner pt sec 25 French tp $3300 g Charles Conrad to S. J. Butler lot u 18 Decatur SBOO. m Decatur cemetery Association to B S. J. Butler 26 cemetery S3O. g Amusements. | Lincoln J. Carter'ds mammoth I ■ scenic production ‘The Darkest I B Hour" will be seen soon at the B Bosse opera house on Tuesday,Nov. i B 3. Mr. Carter evidently has not | B exhausted his mgeniuty for unique K scenic effects nor has he lost his | E grip upon the public. The play is ; B enlivened with an unusual amount | B of comedy, and it never fails to B amuse and interest at the clever ; E j dialogue. Through it all runs a | V lieautiful love confession which is B neatly and artistically brought out « by the hero and heroine. The B scenic effects are of especial note, B the disappearing train being partic- ft ularly remarkable in that a train is B seen to leave the station in full I K view of the audience, and moving I B up stage until i f is lost in the dis- , B tanee as it crosses the bridge some | B miles off .The climax of this novelty I K is setm when the train speeds over IE the bridge now seemingly to be a| B great distance off and just as it B crosses it in safety, the bridge is B blown to atoms, and the lives of B the many passengers, including B that of the hero is saved. B

COL. COPELAND COMING. The large posters are being placed for Col. Conpeland lecture which occurs next Monday evening. All , who want “See The Elephant - ’ will be on hand. The tickets are being delivered out and reserved seats will be drawn Monday. For Sale—A thoroughbred Durham male calf, six months old, color red. D. A. Helm. 247d6 For Sale —A stove that will burn either soft coal or wood, of the round oak make. See Charles Colter at the National Bank. 24*d4 For Sale or Trade—Eighty acres of good farming land. Inquire of H. J. Bunn foreman on Monroe and Fourth streetpuving work. 241d12 A black pocket book containing a small amount of money and card with name of Miss Allie Magers, Steel, Indiana, was left here this morning, owner can have same by calling. 250 2t For Sale—Office furniture consisting of two tables, shelfing, iron safe, two thread cases, two stoves, four shares telephone stock and other articles. E. Burt Lenhart.Decatur., Ind. Brock Bldg, Second street. PIANOS AND ORGANS AT HALF PRICE,. I am buying the best pianos and organs straight out of the factories and having them shipped direct to point near my customers and delivering them fully warranted at about half what you have lieen asied by others for the same kind of instruments. Good pianos $l5O to S2OO. Good organs $lO to S6O. Please write to mo and I will show you the goods. John W. Cunningham. 603 E. M street, Portland, Ind

You are Cordially Invited to Call and See “THE MALLEABLE" ....STEEL RANGE.... ■■ l ■■■■■■™■■■■■■» In Operation at Our Store WE WILL SHOW VOU HOW TO BAKE “Just Such Biscuits as Mother Used to Make, with only ONE-HALF the Fuel Now Being Use! ’ WEEK BEGINNING NOVEMBER 2 MALLE/IBU” STRENGTH fI W ECONOMY CONVENIENCE j DURABILITY and r BEAUTY COMBINED MALL ALL YOUR A- S ITS NON-BREAK LI STEEL ano MALLE 1 LU jjLl. FREE LARGEST LINE WE WILL SHOW AT THIS SALE 1 hree-minute Biscuits the largest line of 4 „ steel ranges and heatana Delicious Coffee ing stoves ever shown in this part of the Served Every Day. state. A Great Saver of Fuel and Labor. Made of Malleable Iron and Steel. X' i - ARiveted .Together Like a Boiler. I rXTr: •gm; If Preperly Used, will Last a —— — /FlcWrL Lifetime. In connection with our stove display, we will show (direct from the mills) a very fine and large line oi Winter Robes and Horse Blankets SCHAFER HARDWARE CO Decatur, Indiana