Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 10 November 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

THE NOVEMBER JURIES Grand and Petit Jurors Are Chosen.

GOOD MEN AND TRUE Commissioners Met Last Evening. Every Township in the County Represented in the Two Juries. Jury commissioners Harry R. Stoltz of this city and David Maul ler of Union township met at the county clerk's office last evening and selected in the regular way provided by law the grand and petit jurors for the November session of the Adams circuit court. The urand jurymen who will divulge the secrets of the wicked and re-

HAD A FALL. John Evans Tumbles 12 Feet at Van Wert. Slewed an Unlimited Amount of Nerve in More Ways Than One. John K. Evans, a tourist, somewhat under the inuflenoe of strong drink, visited the Auditorium this morning and endeavored to seeure contributions from the workmen on the strenght of a traveling card issued by a labor union at Kokomo, Ind. lie accosted an electrician who declined to lend a mite toward continuing the liquor tratlic. Evans then decided to make a tour of the building. The entrances to the lower floor are barricaded, therefore, he mounted a ladder and started to elimb into a window in the upper story. When about twelve feet from the ground l.e accidently lost his hold and fell head first onto the sidewalk. He was assisted to a scat and latter taken to the office of Dr. C. B. Reid. A drunken man's luck was with Evans for it afterwards developed that his only injury was a small scalp wound. Evans is a life sized package of nerve and he has traveled long enough to take on the airs of professional beggars. After Evans fell <>n the sidewalk the workmen, who had refused to give him money became svmjiathetic and loosened his purse strings. After receiving the contribution Evans very calmly offered to bet that he could find a surgeon who would dress his wound free of charge. There were no takers and in order to make the prop osition more inviting he dug down deep into his pockets und brought <>ut several silver dollars, which he placed in a pile with the contribution made by the workmen. Evans claims his home is in Decatur. Ind. —•Van Wert Bulletin.

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turn indictments against the law breakers of Decatur and Adams county are as follows: Chris J. Stuckey, French township: Jacob Kreps, Hartford; William Sellemeyer, Preble; Jacob Drake, St. Marys, Emanuel Hart, Union and Andrew Jackson of St. Marys. The petit jury who will decide the rights and liberties of parties who appear for trial before them in the next nine weeks of court were chosen as follows: Orlando Springer, St. Marys township; John W. Cook, Wabash; William Custer, St. Marys; Levi D. Miller, French; George Gay, St. Marys; John T. Kelley, Jefferson; Reuben Beery, Kirkland ; Jesse Schwartz, Root; James Foreman. Blue Creek; Cusius Andrews, Washington; J. J. Hofer, Monroe and Adam Bentz of Union. The jury is a well selected one, the members being good and true men and every township in the county represented. They will report for duty the third Monday it is supposed, that being the usual custom. The grand jury will likely convene, one week from Monday. The petit jury will likely have some very important questions to consider.

ARE COMPLETED. New Coal Sheds Ready for Business. Contractor D. I. Weikel will complete the big coal shed near the G. R. & I. railway -his evening or tomorrow. It is about thirty feet wide and nearly eight feet long and considered one of the best buildings ot the kind any where along that railway. A large hay liarn is also to be constructed at the same place and work may begin on it within a week. The office is ready and business will be opened up in a few days. BOWLING ALLEY. Mr. Jackson of Ohio City to Open Here. Arranging for Building Today and W'll Be Ready for Business in a Few Days. R. Otis Jackson of Ohio City is in this city today und if he is successful in his mission that of obtaining a suitable room Decatur will again be blessed with a bowling alley and the lovers of the game can again awake from the dreamy sjx‘ll they have been in for so long and develop their good right arm into making strikes and spares. Mr. Jackson is a young and entergetic fellow and he means business in giving to this town that long needed want. He informs us that he has in his possession two hs fine alleys as a jierson ever rolled a ball over and that he is going to run an up to date place. In connection therewith ho will have a cigar stand. This news will be hailed by all lovers of this game us a good thing and he will certain ly do well here.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1903.

OFF THE TRACK. Box Car on G. R. 4 I. Caused Delay of Train. The north bound freight train on the Grand Rapids railway had a little streak of bad luck here this morning. One of the cars jumped the track near the target and an hours time was lost in getting things in good running shape again. The accident happened about eight o’clock. RAISES THE EDGE Standard Oil Co. Squeezes the Poor. Kerosene Oil Advances a Cent on Each Gallon, and Rockefeller Clears Ten Million. Rockefeller of the Standard Oil Company has begun the annual presentation of his tragedy, "Squeezing the Poor, and is inferred that he is well pleased with the performance, as it will add to his coffers <10,000.000. He has this week added one cent a gallon to the price of refined kerosene throughout the United States. He will profit another million by shooting up the price of paraffine candles one cent a pound. One month ago coal oil at wholesale was selling at six cents a gallon. The price quoted yesterday on the best was 10 1-2 cents. Last, winter Rockefeller’s trust did the same thing, making identicallythe same advance at identically the same time. The Standard Oil Company boasts that its clients are the jioor. In these days coal oil, after bread, is the most necessary article in the homes of the poorer people. Under the new schedule they will have to pay from 2 1-2 to 5 cents more for a gallon of oil than they did two years ago, when the Standard Oil Company was content with the profit of a wholesale price of 6 and 7 cents a gallon. NEED A DEN. A Man Needs a Room Where He Can Do as He Pleases. Every man should have a little corner somewhere in the house which is exclusively his own. A place where he can road and write, lounge about—yes, and where he cap smoke if he pleases, smoke with his feet on the table if he wishes. A man needs a '‘den." in the "den" should lie a table where he can pile up papers and books to his heart's content, where he can find them when one wants them. If they are upon his own table, in his own “den,” he need have no fear that they are an eyesore to the bouse wife. Such a place is the right of every man living. No matter if the place is no larger than the bathroom of a flat, just enough room for one chair one table and well lighted and warm. Men waste time searching for things which their careful helpmates have laid away for them. Time is valuable in this day and age. Disorder means one thing to a man and another to a woman. Women don't like quan titles of papers and books lying about. A man likes to have piles of papers and ho likes the book he is reading where ho can lay his hand on it without searching through a Itookoase. A woman wants everything tucked away in a drawer, a man wants things “han dy.” In a den he can enjoy this orderly disorder in comfort.

THE PEDRO PARTY Event Given for Benefit of the Poor. Charity Entertainment by St. Vincent de Paul Ladies Was a Winner. Were you last evening at the pedro party given under the auspicies of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of the St. Marys Catholic church and held at the C. Y. M. S. Club rooms, and given for the benefit of the poor? If not, you can hardly realize what you missed. The ladies had spared no expense for the amusement of their guests, and if a person left the room last evening without getting his money’s worth, he is certainly a hard customer to please. At exactly 8:30, as a curtain rises, the great contest took place, to see who could capture the prizes at playing pedro, and just one hour and a half was consumed in this amusement, and the last game had been played, showing as prize winners, with six games apiece, the cutting of the cards took place to see who was the lucky ones, and Isadore Kalver and Joseph Smith proved to have the highest card, and therefore captured first prizes, which were a pair of kid gloves and a pair of socks. The winners for the ladies prizes were Miss Bertha Fullenkamp and Mrs. John S. Peterson.and prizes were a ladies head scarf and a pocket book, while Rosa Colchin and Fred Schurger were compelled to content themselves with the boobies, little cream pitcher and a rattle box. After the prizes were drawn a fine lunch was served to 150 guests present, which everyone did | justice to. Then followed the dancing which lasted until the wee small hours of the morning. The music was furnished by Miller and j Fristoe's rag time orchestra, and you know what that meant The whole affair was a success, not only socially but financially, and everyone voted the ladies as great entertainers. They will repeat the performance tonight, when an elder crowd will enjoy the festivities. END IS NEAR. Lons Life of Johnny Reed Nearly Completed. J. H. Reed, better known as “Unde Johnny” is very feeble and it is beloived he cannot live long. He was 101 years old last April and has fought in three wars. He is known to nearly everyone in the county on account of his extreme old age and in fact has gained quite a reputation, state and national. A year ago he attended the National G. A. R. Convention at Cleveland, where ho was shown groat honors by the old veterans who seemed young besides one of these years. Until recently he frequently walked from his home to this city and back a distance of nearly ten miles. CHILD IS DEAD. Two-Year-Old Child of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gross Died of Measles. The two year old child of Mr. and Mrs, Ed Gross of Van Buren and who formerly lived here, died Sunday of measles and was buried today. The Gross family are well known here Mrs. Gross lieing a sister of William Foreman.

LOOKS GOOD. Part of New Postoffice Furniture is Here. Mr. E. Fritzinger informs us that the new post office building is nearing completion and the same will be ready for opening by the middle of, next month. A consignment of new office fixtures arrived today and from the out side appearance of the same Decatur will have just as fine a post office as any city of its size in the state on the inside as well as the out. Mr. Fritzingcr has spared no expense in putting up this structure and same is certainly a handsome one. LITERARY SOCIETY An Organization in Preble Township. The Next Meeting is Scheduled for Friday, November Twentieth. Last Friday evening the teachers of Preble township met with the people of the vicinity of school district No. 6at the graded school of Magley for the purpose of organizing a literary society. A large attendance was present and they elected the following officers: Martin Worthman as president, Jesse Kelley, principal of Magley schools as vice president; Martin Jayberg as secretary; and Ed Fruchte as j treasurer. The house decided to I have a meeting every Friday but on account of so many box socials in I the neighborhood it was postponed ito Friday, Nov. 20 at 7 o'clock. | The program for November 20 is I excellent, consisting of compositions, orations, declamations reciI tations dialogues, music and a debate. The debate for the evening under the discussion is as follows: Resolved that Compulsory eduea tion is just.” The memtiers on the affirmative are F. D. Annen, ' Fruchte and Iron Case. On the I negative, M. Jaberg, M. F. Worthman, and Ralph Case. A good warm debate is expected. For a good time come one and all. TO APPEAR AGAIN. Union Dramatic Ccmpany Have Another Date. The Union Dramatic company are again going to make their appear ance before the theatre going people I of our city on Thanksgiving night when they will present their new play entitled"A Midnight Charge." The piece is full of thrilling scenes and narrow escapes also with the laughable side. The company has been thoroughly reorganized and the new people that are taken into the cast are actors and actresses all the way through. They will certainlj’ give the people their money's worth and are worthy of a full house. Dont' forget the date. STREET ACCEPTED. The intersection on the brick street between second and Monroe streets which was completed Satur day was inspected by the street committee and accepted as completed and was today thrown open to the public's use. The balance of the street is being pushed to com plotion as fast us possible but; the contractor, Mr. Streicher is somewhat set back on account of the de lay of the material for same. If ( nothing should occur or intervene in the meantime the whole job should lie completed by the last of this month.

NUMBER 260

YELLOW NEWS. The Dull-Coegille Battle Colored Up. How it Appeared in the Sunday Sen-' tinel With Illustrations. In the Sunday supplement of | the Indianapolis Sentinel appeared an article covering nearly a page entitled, “Horsewhipped Her Rival” | and including the picture of two i society women in a fierce conflict. The articles is a fierce piece of yellow journalism and the story was certainly written by an over wrought imagination of some person. I In fact were it not for the names no one here would recognize, the tact that a Decatur happening was being related. In part the article he said: With her clothing cut to shreds and her face mutilated by the merciless whip blows, Miss Coegille, moaning, blinded with pain, blood and dust, lay helpless to defend herself against Miss i Dull's assault. Miss Dull stood over her victim gloating in her glee, J and continued to rain blows upon the prostrate form until consciousness had left Miss Coegille. At this point witnesses of the assault, fearing that to longer stand aside would mean fatal results for Miss Coegille. rushed to her assistance. Miss Dull was seized and after a short but i sharp struggle, the bloody whip I was torn from her grasp. The two | rivals was then borne away—one torn and bleeding, to her home the I other mad with jealous rage and defiant, to the police station. Miss Coegille's recovery was dispaired iof for awhile, so serious were the injuries she received as a result of Miss Dull's chastisement, but she is now improving rapidly. How the romance will terminate no one can even guess. QUAIL ON TOAST. Fashionable Dish During Next Month. Law Permits Hunters to Kill This Popular Bird From Today on to January Ist. Beginning with today it is lawful for any man to go into the field with dog and gun and hunt quail provided he has a written consent of the fanner who owns the land whereon he happens to be hunting. It has been a perfect day and from the number who started out this morning from all over the county it is safe to say that there are not as many live qauil in Adams county this evening as there were twenty four hours ago, by several hundred. During the next month this sport wTll be indulged in by many who anxiously await the season each year, but after the first week it will take the real hunter to go out and get enough of the birds to make a good meal. During the ten months when the life of quail are protected by Indiana's stern laws they multiply rapidly and liecamc very tame, but after the first day when they are short at every few minutes they become wild a.id learn to protect their lives in a very remarkable manner.