Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 252, Decatur, Adams County, 31 October 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

THE CASE GOES TO JURY The Sensational Damage Suit is Over.

CLOSED AT 3 P. M. Attorneys Make Convincing Arguments. Judge Branyan Gave Fair Instructions to Jury. Opinion of Result Varies. The Cassel-Beery case went to the jury at 3.15 this afternoon after a three days legal battle. Today was spent in the attorneys present-

WORK BEGINS. Heming Coal Sheds Being Constructed. . HI — First Building for the the Traction Company Finished This Morning. • D. I. Weik >1 contractor for constricting the 11. A. Heining build ings near theG. R & 1. depot began work on same today and will complete the rest within a short time. At present only a twenty foot coal shod and an office will be constructed this fall but Mr. Heining says he will make a vigorous effort to secure his share of business. Next spring ho will put up hay sheds and will go into the business hand lingjthat produce.He isan|experienc-<-<l dealer in his line and comes recommended has a splendid business man. Mr. Weikel has completed the large boiler and engine room tor the Fort Wayne & Springfield traction company, the last stroke of the hammer on that job having been administered this morning. The building is quite large being fifty by seventy feet and is the first of a number which in time will al most cover their fourteen acre plot of ground north of the city. SUNDAY SERVICE. Baptismal and Communion Services at Presbyterian Church. Rev. Allen pastor of the Presbyterian church begs to remind his congregation and others, that on tomorrow will occur their regular baptismal, reception to memliers and communion service. This service begins at 10.30, in the morning and we surmise that in addition thereto, a mighty interesting ami entertaining sermon will lie deliver ed by the pastor, who will be in charge of the services. Knowing that something good will be said and done, we freely give this notice the benefit of our extensive circulation.

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ing their arguments, D. E. Smith ' making the opening speech for the plaintiff, followed by Judge Heller and C. J. Lutz for the defendant, i A. P. Beatty made the closing argument. finishing at three o'clock. The a torneys were at their best and the arguments were convincing. ' Immediately afterward Judge I Branyan charged the jury and they ' were sent to the council room, ! there to determine whether or not a contract of marriage existed between Mrs. Cassel and Mr. Beery and if so how much the former was \ damaged by the latter breaking that contract. Mrs. Cassel demands i |5,000 in her testimony and insist- i ed that she was engaged to the defendant, while he as stoutly denied ' every allegation. During the trial much interest was manifested and I the court room was well filled with spectators each day, though today the attendance was not nearly as large.

A NEW MAGAZINE. Published for Teachers and Club Women. Through the kindness of associate managing editor,Mr. C. E. Harrignton we are in receipt of a copy of "Home Education" a magazine which though still in its infancy bids fair to become one of the most popular of the age, especially for Club women and teachers. The magazine is published at Oak Park, Illinois and contains articles of general interest, travel, current events especially to such matters as look at the betterment of school conditions for (>very one concerned. Mary P. Squire is editor and Louise Babcock. assistant editor of the publication. A NEW HEATER. Decatur Barber Becomes an Inventor. Has Patented Arrangement to Convert Coa! Oil Into Heating Gas. E. L. Taylor who runs a liarber shop near the *E. railway has invented an arrangement that may make him famous as well as rich, if it proves as successful as it looks. He has a scheme for the forming of artificial gas and the exhibit at his i shop this morning was witnessed by a Democrat representative. The arrangement consists of a tank of oil with a tube running to a small burner in the stove. The oil is heated to such a degree that a gas forms and is lighted in the stove the sumo as natural gas. The gas makes a terrific heat und a small stove will easily heat any room during the coldest weather. Mr. Taylor says that twenty gallons of oil will run any stove a month constantly make the cost during winter months ♦ '.40 per month. It is stated that a company is being formed to manufacture the patent here and Mr Taylor lias interested outside capital

DECATUR, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1903.

SOME GAS. Rupright Well Shot Late Thursday. A Showing of Bolh Gas and Oil, With Indications of a Fair Well. The Bluffton Banner says of that the much talked-of Rupright oil well was shot yesterday afternoon at half past three o’clock, by a shooter from the Empire & American factory. The shot was to have been put down at 9:30 in the morning, but it was found that there was nearly a thousand feet of water j in the hole. This had to be liailed i l out, and the shot was then lowered. I The go-devil dropped, but in the meantime the well filled up again and the charge did not explode. Again was the bailer called into use and 3:30 the shot went off. Eighty quarts was the amount of theexplo- | sive used, and it threw water, oil and rubbish all over the field. The shot developed quite a flow of gas. I Dr. Louis Severin, who saw it stated to hold your hand over the pipe a flow of gas about as strong as the wind from an electric fan would be felt. The fact that there is gas there is one which makes the oil men feel pretty confident that they are close to the oil bearing rock. Just what the well will be as an i oiler is impossible to state. There is some oil there, and the well will ,be tested by pumping. The company putting it down has-been busy for some time leasing land in that vicinity, and they will no doubt drill a number of test wells to see what they’ can make out of the field. STORE OPENS. George Tester is After the Novelty Business. George Tester opened his five and ten cent store in the little room at the corner of Second and Jefferson streets this morning and has been doing a splendid business today. George has arranged his bargain corner in an attractive way’ and will do a thriving business. He lis a beleiver in advertising and in that has the only key to success. IWe predict that he will soon out- ' grow his present location and in the meantime can sa ’e you money if you want goods in his line. Read a few of his bargains elsewhere in j this issue. I GOES TO CHICAGO. Decatur Boy Will Work on the American. Charles Peterson who has been doing circulation work on a paper at Talequah, Indian Territory is home for a few days visit with his parents. He will go to Chicago Monday’ where he had accepted a very’ lucreative and responsible position has a sub manager of the circulation for Hearsto American. Charley is a clever young fellow and should make his way rapidly in the big metropolis. U. B. CHURCH. The public is most cordially invited to come and enjoy the ser vices at the U. B. church tomorrow at 10.30 and 7 p.m. Rev. D. W Abbott of Craigville will preach in the morning and Rev. E. A. Allen of this city in the evening E. H. Pontius, pastor.

WAS PROMOTED. Former Decatur Bov Given Good Position. Daniel Haefling a former Decatur boy, who is woking in the Fort Wayne electric light works at Fort Wayne has been promoted to a higher and more lucrative position at South Bend Ind., where he will be the chief inspector of all electric light meters set by’ the South Bend Electric company. This is quite a jump for Dan as he is yet young in the business also somewhat inexperienced but on recommendations be was the man picked from the whole force to fill the position. He will receive $75 per month and the position is permanent. A GREAT SCENE. Uncontrollable Gas and i Oil Well. The New Field Near Monroeville Looks Like a RecordBreaker. The oil and gas well which came in near Monroeville a few days ago with an explosion that caused the death of one man and seriouslv in- - I jured several others has developed I into a geyser that has startled scientific men and causes the hundreds I who daily’ look upon it to wonder as to the cause. So far it has been impossible to control the well, and a flame fifty feet high constantly makes a scene a wierd one. Added to this about five or six times a day. it is said, the well lelches forth oil and sand, the flames shooting 2<>o feet high. Fred Reppert of this city, visited the scene and says that it is certainly wonderful. Hundreds of people visit the place : day and night.and words of wonder may be heard on every hand. There is no longer doubt that southern In-diana-Allen county has an oil field, and farmers are delighted over that part O’ the affair, though the neigh- ! borhood regrets that loss of life ' should mark the discovery’ of the fact. Monroeville paper says: "As |wego to press the gas and oil is still belching forth, anil burning with as much force ns in the start, and it will take some time before I the worth, as to its future out put can lx* determined. The burning j well is one beautiful to Dehold, I especially at night, and crowds of people visit the ground both day land night. Notwithstanding the I lieauty it causes the most righteous ;to shudder and the wayward to j shrink at the future, as the burning flames tower upward anti waft away with the breeze. On the ground many no doubt vowed in , their mind that in future I will lead a different life and endeavoi to es cape such place as the scene before my eyes. This however has no reference to editors as they entertain no such conscientious scruples. DRILL FOR OIL. Location for Well on the Foster Farm. The Eagle Oil Company’ who are drilling an oil well on the farm of Ben Brown at Willshire have made a locution on the old Foster farm and will drill just as soon us the Brown well comes in. From all indication the Foster well should bea good one as it has good oil wells surrounding it on every side. The Brown farm joins the Foster farm on the south and it shows good properties for oil.

TWELVE MEN WERE KILLED Big Four Wreck at Indianapolis Today.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT Twelve Killed and Forty Injured. I Train Bearing Purdue Foot Ball Team and Rooters Was Wrecked. > Special to Daily Democrat. Indianapoils, Ind., Oct. 31—The train bearing the Purdue Foot Ball

PAYS SB,OOO. [ Mr. Bowers and New Railway. i i ’I People of Jay and Wells County s Watch a Real Hustler Do Business. ■» ■ J. S. Bowers of this city is sur- • prising the natives of Jav and Well i i counties by’ his progressive way in ’ | doing things he attempts. The ' i Portland Review said last evening: ‘ JohnS. Bowers, of Decatur, who ' has taken hold of the financial end ’ of the Cincirnati, Bluffton A- Chi- ■ cage railroad,is slinging cash at the ’ creditors of the company in a free ‘ manner that shows a determination r that no kind of an obligation shall ' 1 hinder the construction of the road • When queried by a representative • pf the Commercial Review yester--1 day Mr. Bowers produced his pock- ' et ledger, which shows well for what I he has been doing in the way of as- ’ sisting the rairoad. The book showed that he had already taken up f ♦s.OOO of the road’s debts—♦3,ooo at ‘i a Huntington bank. 13,000 at the I I Studubaker liank at Bluffton and 1 ♦2,000 at the Wells county luink |in the same city. Bowers says he ‘ is for the success of the enterprise 1 and the road will be completed without any further hitch. ■ 1 HAD RUNAWAY. r Surveyor George McKean is Badly I Bruised, ' George McKean is scarcely able 1 f to navigate today but at that he is 1 9 rather luckey to lie out at all. He J i was driving through French town • ship on business yesterday when 1 - his horse became frightened and 1 - pm away. The buggy was badly 1 s broken and George was severely 9 hurt, receiving several I uni bruises 1 i and spraining his left shoulder. He i will be us sound as ever in u few I days.

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players ana rooters to this city, was wrecked at Riverside Park by gravel cars running into it from the switch track. Twelve were killed | and forty injured, with the follow- ' ing identilied when taken from the wreck: E J. ROBERTSON, Indianapolis, WALTER ROUGH, Pittsburg, E. L. RUSH, Pittsburg R. J. HOWELL, CorpusChurch,Tex I SAMUEL LYUIB, LaFayette. W. D. HAMILTON, Huntington J. HAMILTON, LaFayette. GARBIL DROLLINGER, JOSEPH COATS, W. H. GRUBE, Butler, WALTER FARR, i Captain Osborne, of the team is I seriously’ hurt.

WANTS PAY. Rev. Hilton Demands Money of AntiSaloon league. The Anti-Saloon league of Indiana may be involved in a suit brought by Rev. Horatio S. Hilton, former field secretary of the oragnization, who says he has been unable to collect S4OO salary. It has developed that field secretaries Rev. G. L. Tufts and Rev. Ira Hall and Charles Orbison, attorney for the league, have resigned. Orbison's resignation is to take effect the first of next month. He said he was glad to get awayfrom the league. It is intimated that the league which promised to exterminate a thousand saloons a year, and which has given the liquor interests of the state the hardest fight of their ex istence, has not made much head way lately, because of troubles among the officials. CHANGES RULE. Mr. Tubman Will Pav Off Every Two Weeks. Mr. Tubman, contractor for the interurban line grade is having trouble securing sufficient laboring men to push the work as rapidly as he desires. Beleiving that perhaps one of the causes is that he has had but one pay day a month he has decided to make a change and will herefter pay twice a month. Men living in Decatur who have expenses that must be met may draw whatever part of their salary necessary each [week Mr. Tubman wishes it understood that he will treat his men fairly and will give every comp-tent man work at gned wages AN OLD COAT. Ed Phillips, of this office, has in his possession a handsome Contin ental officers uniform coat, which was found among the household goods of Ed’s mother, who died a short time ago. The coat was worn during revolutionary times by Ed's grout grand father.und had it tongue to talk would, no doubt, tell wonderfully interesting tales of the days of Bunker Hill and Valley Forgo. The coat is of army blue, trimmed in white, with brass buttons and is still well preserved. Ed prizes it very highly, us he certain--1> has a right to do.