Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 254, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

GOLDEN WEDDING DAY. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fuhrman Married Fifty Years.

A HAPPY EVENT Family Re-union Held at Old Homestead. A Big Dinner and a Joyous Day Marks Fifteenth Anniversary Day. Fifty years ago today Henry C. Fuhrman lead to the alter the blushing bride who for half a century has been bis faithful helpmate and loving companion. This is their golden wedding day and the event is being appropriately celebrated at the old homestead north of the city, where they have lived so many years. The guests included the brothers and sisters of Mr. and Mrs. Fuhrman, the ten children and twenty grand children It was a joyous gathering of a happy fam-

VERDICT RETURNED Man Hurt in Fort Wayne Explosion Gets $1,500. — One of the Most Important Suits Ever Tried in Northern Indiana. The jury in the DeKalb circuit court which sat in the case o( Henry Fry vs the Fort Wayne Gas company yesterday returned a verdict for the plaintiff, awarding him 91,500 damages. The trial of the ease was begun on October 7,nearly four weeks ago, and occupied the court continuously ever since. The arguments were concluded Saturday morning at 11 o’clock and the case then went to the jury. It is ono of the most notable suits ever tried in northern Indiana, and the ablest counsel was engaged on both sides. I The case was instituted in the Allen circuit court and sent to Auburn on change of venue. The suit was regarded as in the nature of a test case, as the widows of the five men who were killed and the mon who were injured in the explosion at the Eckert packing house on January 29 last will have it as a base for thfir claims for damages, three other suits having already lieen tiled and others being in prospect. The case was 'tried by a struck jury before .Judge J. E. Rose. Mr. fry was represented by the Leonard brothers, Judge W. G. Colerick, Attorney Henry Colerick and Judge J.H.Rose, of Auburn, father of the presiding judge and the gas company by Judge Allen Zolars, Attorney J. M . Barrett and Attorney John Baxter of Auburn.

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ily. The day has been a perfect one,the bright sunshine making nature look bright and happy, just such an ideal day as is needed to illustrate a long life of contented wedded bliss. A big wedding dinner was served, the table for the old folks being arranged in the big dinning room while the children formed a merry groupe in the big yard. The dinner included everything that goes with a wedding feast and the Fuhrman family enjoyed every morsel of it. Mr. and Mrs. Fuhrman were each presented with a valuable pair of gold rimmed spec taeles and the bride and groom appeared as happy as when they began life’s journey together sc. long ago. A feature of the event occurred this afternoon when photographer Moser appeared on the scene and pictured the party. Mr. and Mrs. Fuhrman are among the best known pioneer citizens of this part of Adams county and have friends almost without number who though not present at todays wedding are happy with them and join us in our very best ’selection of congratulations with hopes that their life joys are but beginning and that their diamond wedding twenty five years from now will be as good an occasion and participated in by all who were gathered around the family table today.

DENIES STATEMENT. — J. Fred France Will Succeed Himself. Newspapers over the Eleventh ■Congressional district have been printing alleged information to the effect that J. Fred France, present district committeeman would not be a candidate to succeed himself. As a matter of fact Mr. France is | a candidate and will doubtless get the honor without a contest.A close friend of Mr. France said last night: “I see the papers have put Fred out of the race for district chairman. Just state that his friends will not (permit him to withdraw at this j »ime. It is a universal <lemocratic custom to give a chairman two terms if he proves all right. In an I off'year a man does not have an opjiortunitv to distinguish himself though Fred did valiant service against great odds during the last campaign. Mr. France is a candidate to succeed himself and will’get it without the shadow of a doubt.'' —Huntington Journal. GOOD SHOWING. The Fiscal Year of Indiana’s Institutions Closed. All the state institutions., though they had an increase over the nori mal population, lived within their , appropriations for the fiscal year i closing Saturday and most of them returned balances to the treasury. ■ All made reports except to sol- . diers homo. The auditor will not i have complied the exact balances returned to the treasury before the : last of the week. The largest amount turned back to the state was by Central Hospital for the Insane, . which reported a jwpulation of I 1,771, an increase of 152 over the • normal population. As the State , Soldiers homo appropriation is so much jier capita, it was not noces ’ sary that, that institution report as soon as the others.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 3, 1903.

FIRST LECTURE. Col. Copeland Pleased His Audience. A Happy Speaker on the Right Subject at the Opera House Last Night. Colonel L. F. Copeland, one of the world's greatest lecturers opened the Christian Endeavor course here last evening at Bosse's opera house and pleased a large and certainly appreciative audience. His subject was “Seeing the Elephant’’ and the audience lauhged or looked solemn at the will of the man on the stage. He is a great man who can interest his audience and while he makes them laugh, tell them truths that will be remembered a life time. He opened by telling the old story of the six blind men who went to see the elephant. Each man was allowed to grope about until his hands touched some part of the big animal and each went awaj’ with a different idea as to what the beast looked like. The man who grasped the elephant's tail thought the animal resembled a rope,the one who caught hold of the ear thought it very much like a fan, etc, each judging only from the part they touched; so Col. Copeland explained we go through life seeing our neighbors from our own ideal, in a narrow minded way and as the blind man saw the elephant. He told many humorous stories and kept the audience anxiously awaiti ing the next sentence. He crowded many truths into his two hours | talk and proved himself the great I intertainer he was announced to be. The next number of the lecture course will be Dr. A. A. Willitts, subject “The Model Wife," November 25. THE INSTITUTE. Farmers to Have a Good Session. Good Program Prepared For the Winter Session to be Held Soon. Programs for the Adams County Farmers Annual Institute will be sent out in a few days and the meetings for this year which are to be held at the court house December 2 and 3 will be the most interesting ever given here. The foreign lecturers will be E. H. Collins of Carmel, Ind., whose subjects are “Profita in good live stock,"“Building roads with gravel or crushed stone." "Elements of success in life,” “A talk on corn scoring,” “Business methods of the farm.” Mrs. V. C. Meridith of Cambridge City, her subject being “Kinds of stock best suited to the locality.," “Fences, fields and farmstead, ‘Special Education for the home keoi>cr, "General purpose farming. “Relation of the home to civic life." Others who will take part in the two days session areC. 8. Mumma, J. F. Snow, E. S. Christen, Sylvester Pontius and Phililp Bak or.

ELECTION RETURNS. Tlie Daily Democrat, always i>rogressive to a fault, will receive Western Union telegraphic election returns at the office of the Democrat to-night. A full account of the elections in all the cities and states where same is being held, will be received. Telephone calls will be cheerfully answered.

INDIANA MOURNS Mrs. Hendricks Died this Morning. Stricken with Paralysis Three Weeks Ago, and Her Death was Expected. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 3—The death of Mrs. Eliza Hendricks, the widow of the late Vice President Hendricks, was announced this morning. Three weeks ago she was stricken with paralysis and death has been exacted for several days. She was eighty years old and all during the illustrious public career of Thomas A. Hendricks she was a guiding spirit. In Indiana the name of Hendricks is still in inspiring one, neither this nor the next generation will forget to pay due homage to * the name that, in its day stood so high and was revered by every man, woman and child. Mrs. Hendricks was a lovely and lovable woman, and since the death of her husband has lived I a quiet life at the old Hendricks j homestead in Indianapolis. VALUABLE DOG. — A Five Hundred Dollar Bird Hunter. “Poodle” Meibers is the proud I possessor of one of the finest bird dogs that ever was brought to this county by any one. It is a white and black spotted animal and was bml by the finest bird dogs that ever tredon soil in the Unittai St<tes. His father is owned by a bunker at Muncie and cost him the mat sum of <3,500 when ho was only one year old and is considered by all dog fanciers as the best bird dog in America. The name of the dog is “Lady Count Gladstone.” Poodle certainly prizes this dog highly us he has set a valuation on him of SSOO and says no one can have him at any less, so we sec again that Adams county is to the front with another world beater. TWO KILLED. An Election Fight Results in a Fatality. Bristol, Tenn., Oct. 3—ln an election fight at Fairview, Va., today, two men were killed and two wounded.

THE END CAME. The Oldest Woman in Allen County is Dead. News reached'Fort Wayne Monday of the fdeath of Mrs.- Hetser Reichelderfer, Friday at her home near Maysville. Mrs. Reichelderfer was one of the historic characters of this section and she was said to be the oldest woman in Allen oenuty. Her age was ninety-three years. Her death was due to infirmities of age.— Journal Gazette. MET HIS MATCH. Real Estate Agent Tried tolandJackShenneman i Story of What Grows Along the Borders of the Beautiful Golden Gate. Jack Schenneman is here on a visit after several months in California. He says that all his life he has heard of the beautiful Golden Gate and the lovely climate of that far western state, but Indiana and Michigan never looked so good to him as at this time; that the only reason why he can imagine that people should rave over California is because to get there one must travel over 1500 miles of destitute. God-forsaken territory where nothing can possibly grow and when one reaches a state where crops , actually grow, even by irrigation, iit looks good to him. Jack says the only thing he knows of where in California excells our Hoosier land is in real estate liars, which abound there in numbers and are beyond doubt the best. One of these grafters approached Jack and asked his business, receiving the answer “speculation.” It was the right cue and the fellow told in glowing terms of a small tract of land ho had for sale, cn which eleven crops of Alfalfa hay could be raised each year. He quoted the price of the commodity and proved how a man could make several times the price of the land the first year. It was a "cinch" and well worded to catch the easy mark. Jack swallowed a life sized desire to smile out aloud and calmly said "I’ll take it.” The agent produced his deed but Jack shook his head i and said, “I care nothing about the < deed, I want a contract that the < land is what you say.” The fel- i low hesitateci and began to realize ' he was up against a man who know his A B C’s himself in a business < deal. “Why," says Jack.” “wasn’t I you in earnest -about that great strip of land or were you simply lying for exercise,” and the land | salesman faded away in the gather ing twilight, while Jaek and his < friend took a long Hoosier laugh.

NUMBER 254

STILL IN SESSION. Zehr Ditch will be Decided Friday. The Board are Inspecting Macadam Roads in Different Parts of the County. The commissioners decided to hold any findings they miglv make on the Christian Zehr ditch petition open until Friday at which time it is expected that both those favoring and opposed to the proposed drain will decide upon some mutual understanding and agreement. It is likely that a new petition will be presented at that time and an effort be made to have the ditch constructed as designated by the petitioners in the first place. J. Fleming and David Manlier were substituted as reviewers on the E. B. Booth ditch petition. The viewers on a petition for a highway are Jacob Yager, J. H. Halbrockj and John Hessler. The board will spend some time this week inspecting macadam roads, this afternoon being in Root township, and Thursday they go to southern Adams and there will cover considerable territory looking atter the welfare of the public highways. A sale of the W. H. Parr ditch has been aranged for Monday Nov. 16. This is the only drain petitioned for that was not tied"up with reviewers or some other complication that will delay further action for a short time. Petitions for extensions to the East Washington and Decatur & Monroe macadam broad will be heard at the chambers of the board of commissioners on Monday, December 7. The board will be in sessi on for the most of the week. DIVORCE GRANTED. Judge Ejwin Decides the Ayres Case. Some Other Business of Importance Transacted in Court Today. The Ayers divorce case was settled in court this morning when Judge Erwin granted the plaintiff the decree asked for, gave her custody of the children and confirmed the agreement as to alimony, made lietween the parties yesterday. Judgment was rendered against the defendant for costs. The business transacted today was as follows: Wisley 8. Iliff et al vs Dennis Wallace et al filing of special findings of facts and conclusions of law, made part of record. Troy Huey ex parte, John T. Kelley appoint'd over seer in place of Peter Kinney who refused to serve. Jane Acker vs Walter D. Ayers et al leave asked and granted plaintiff to amend complaint . In the case of William Mayer, A. S. Dutton, Andrew J. Judy and A. LaCraix ,C. S. Small, W. 8. small and Otis Judy William Glendening et al, appears was entered by J. Lutz for the plaintiffs and by Dailey, Simmons, Dailey for defendants. These are the damage suits field recently by Theodore Shockney of Union City.