Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 267, Decatur, Adams County, 18 November 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

THE MISSIONARY CONVENTION

Sessions Growing in Interest.

OFFICERS ELECTED TODAY ReportsofVarious District Secretaries. The Twentieth Annual Meeting is Proving an Interesting and Profitable One. The beautifulJMethodist church never looked more inviting than now, when the Twentieth Annual convention of the North Indiana Conference Home Missionary society is holding sway. The auditorium is tastefully d<*corat<>d with palms, ferns and national colors. The convention began at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with greeting by Mrs. W. H. Daniel, district president, devotionals by Mrs. Retts. solo, Mrs. B. J. Rice, hearty greeting by Mrs. Chas. Dicer of the Presbyterian church, greeting by Mrs. Mercer of the Christian church, duet Misses Josephine Niblick and Lucile Bryson. Then caino the reports of the corresjwnding secretaries as follows: Reports of Corresponding Secretarry, Mrs. L. H. Bunyan, Richmond, Ind.—“ This Annual Conference makes my 18 years of service in the Home Missionary Society of Northern Indiana Conference and today 1 make my report as conference secretary for the ninth time, and it is with gratitude in my heart to my Heavenly Father that He has given me health aud a desire to do this little service for Him. We have not made great strides but a steady, gradual growth. The foreign mission work as a whole rests entirely upon the work done by the Home Missionary Societies. We can not hesitate nor falter but press onward. We have 63 auxiliaries with a membership of 2179, having gained 120. We have three auxiliaries whohave over 100 members. Hkhart w the banner, having 148 members. Muncie 1 IK, Marion 110. We have three with 75 and over, and eight that have 50 and over. The mite box in the home has been a constant reminder of the need of funds and has put more money into the treasury than ever before, $606.71. Over $2,000 worth of supplies have been sent to our needy fields. Our outlook is bright and promising. Tb the conference was appointed as follows: General fund $3,000 Student Aid 450 Special fund 1,200 Total $1,650 This is an increase over last year to the general fund of $629.86. The year just closing has been full of duties and with these duties three has been pleasure and blessing This most excellent report was received and highly praised by the President, Mrs. H. W. Daniel. Report of treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Vail.—Amount of receipts from all sources of the four quarters from Oct 1. 1903 to Oct. 15, 1904 $4143.66 Total ain’t of disbursments 4266.02

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I Amount on hands $ 182.64 | Increase over year . $ 45.72. Report received with applause. Reports of district corresponding J secretary. Fort Wayne district, Mrs. A.B. Cline, Bluffton: I Membership of Auxiliaries 342 Membership added this year .32 Members of Circles 107 1 Members of Band 28 Members of Reading Circle .28 Members of Mother's Jewels . 279 Mrs. J. J. Todd and Mrs. J. P. Hale of Bluffton died during the year and were efficient works in the society. Subscribers to Home MisI sions 94. Goshen district, Mrs. A. J. Gernhart, Mishawaka: Membership of Auxilaries. .466 Members added this year ... 54 Members of Circles ... . 76 Members of Bands 59 Members of Reading Circle 17 Mother’s Jewels 126 Mr. 11. J. Beycrle of Goshen died, a beloved and devoted husband. Subscribers of Home Missions 155. Total of Conference treasurer $935.85. Kokomo district,Mrs.Loretta Bar nett, Logansport. Read by Mrs. Gregg: Membership of Auxilaries 381 Members added 47 Members of Circle added . 51 I Members of Mother Jewel 67 Subscribers to Home Mission 129 Reports wj?re not all handed in. ; Miscellaneous business—Minutes of called meeting at Noblesville I were read and by requests from over the Conference the time of I Conference Convention was asked ' to be changed to come before the National Convention which would ■ go into effect after this year. A committee consisting of a I member from each district was ap- | pointed and asked to report. Kokomo District, .Mrs. Gregg Muncie District Mrs. Mitchell Fort Wayne District .. Mrs. Wells Goshen District Mrs. Gernhart Elkhart District . Mrs. Harlon, Wabash District ...Mrs. Thomas Richmond District Mrs Runyan The results of executive board recommends a semi-annual meet-. ing and have it during the session of the annual conference. Also that the Conference birthday be observed and that a special program I® arranged and prepared for May 24. That a Conference secretary be elected to look after the conference literature. C( JMMITTEES Literature —Mrs. Thomas of Marion. Enrollment—Mrs. Chalmer Schafer, Miss Mary Myers, Mrs. John Niblick, Mrs. Rev. White. By-Laws —Conference Secretary and the Conference Corresponding Secretary. Resolutions —Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Graey, Mrs. Dan Beery, Mrs. T. C. Neal, Mrs. L. M. Hunt. Finance—Mrs. Coverdale, Miss M. C. Whitestine. Press - Conference Secretary and two assistant local reporters. Place for next Convention—Mrs. C. E. White, Mrs. Burke. EVENING SESSION 7:30 p. m. Mrs. D. M. Woods conducted devotionals; anthem by choir; address of welcome by Rev. J. C. White for the church and Mrs D. Studabaker for auxiliary. The music, by the Fort Wayne district quartette received hearty applause and they responded with another number later in the evening. The anniversary address by Miss Bertha

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1903.

Fowler of Chicago, was one of the best lectures ever heard in our city and the large audience appreciated her true sayingsand the happy way in which she expressed them. She spoke of the Home Missions and the great and noble work which the women of the church are earnestly and prayerfully accomplishing. She spoke of the colored man, who though black has a soul the same as a white and after all it's the “man” not the negro we want to save. In a similar way she com pared the poor white man of the south fifty years behind times, the Indian, fiends of Chinatown, Mormons of Utah, anarchists, Klondikers, and people of city slums and even the degraded of our own cities. The evening's program closed with a vocal solo by Mr.Ernsberger, “One Sweetly Solemn’.Thought.” MORNING SESSION. Meeting opened at 8:30. Devotional was led by Mrs. Reel. Minutes of yesterday's session were read and approved. Pages to Conference secretary were elected as follows: Misses Beery. Myers, Bryson, Niblick, Blosser. A committee composed of Mrs. Bunyon and Mrs. Vail witn the assistance of five other ladies were asked to look over the treasurers book donated by Mrs. J- W Vail to the Home Missionary Society of the North Indiana ConferI enee|und give full report to the Na- ! tional Official Board at Cincinnati. Mite Boxes, Mrs. Minnie Erwin, . Elkhart: I Fort Wayne District $ 68.55 Goshen District banner 210.10 Muncie District . 75.72 Wabash District 59.32 Richmond District 96.79 Kokomo. District . 11.07 Total ... $627.55 Last year $604.00 Increase $23.55 Secretary of supplies, Mrs U. A. Harland, Portland: Fort Wayne district ... $251.55 Goshen district . 302.51 Kokomo district 420.85 Muncie district, banner . 591.80 Richomnd district . .. 473.12 Wabash district 237.31 Total . $2281.04 Marked increase over last year El(*ction of Officers, President— Mrs. W. H. Daniel, Fort Wayne. Vice Presidents—Mrs. Retts, Monroeville; Mrs. Neal, Hartford City. Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Bunyon, Richmond. Recording Seere- 1 tary—Mrs. M. Beiger, Wishawaka. Treasurer—Mrs. J. W. Vail, Decatur. Commitee on time of the Conference recommends the District Meeting to be held early in the fall, Conference Convention follow and , lead up to the National Convention. Reports of National Convention by Mrs. J. W. Vail and Mrs. Bun- j yon were given this afternoon. MASHED HIS THUMB. Charles Yobst Meets With Slight Injury. Charles B. Yobst the plumber met with quite a serious accident this morning. Ile’was Utting the building owned by John Smith and occupied by Coffee & Mangold with water pipes and while on the stop ladder driving in the nails to support the pipe he made a miscue and instead of hitting the nail ho tried to drive his thumb into the brick wall, badly crushing that member at the first joint. He gave it immediate attention and from the lutes reports it is thought he will save the thumb. Charles says the next time it is cold someone else will have to do the hammering as ho is no expert carpenter.

HELD UP. Another Attempt at the Price Bridge. Chris Gerber Has Exciting Battle With Robbers, and His Horse Runs Away. A gang of highway robbers seem to be holding forth near the Price bridge between Berne and Geneva. It will be remembered that several months ago Homer King of this city had a thrilling experience there. Shortly afterward a Mr. Andrews was held up and releived of his cash. The latest attempted robbery reported occurred a few evenings I ago and the victim was Chris Gerber. He had been to Berne and drawn some money from the bank. While driving homo and when near the Prieo bridge two men jumped out, one of them grabbing for the I horse, while the other attempted to get in the rig. Criss knocked the fellow'over the dash board and in the meantime the horse became frighetened and ran away, throwing Chris out of the rig but he escaped serious injury. Who these bold fellows are is a question that bothers the citizens of that locality consider able and some of these days they are going to tackle the wrong party. FORTHEPENSIONER Congress Battling With Pension Bills. Much Private Pension Business Still Pursuing Legislators. Hunureds of pension bills, private and of a general character, have already been presented to both houses of congress. Although spasmodic attempts have lx*en made to shut off private pension legislation, it is evident that such bills be passed for years to come unless a service pension law is enacted. Two pension bills introduced in the house during the past week have attracted attention. Ono of them proposed a service pension law and the other a limited service pension. The largo number of bills on the subject of service pension and the indorsement of the policy by Grand Army ]M>sts indicates [that there is strong sentiment for such a law. One of the bills in question provides that all soldiers who have reached the ago of sixty-throe years shall be paid not less than sl2 a month. The other, offered by Representative Hemenway of the First Indiana district provides that all honorably discharged soldiers and sailors who served at least ninety days in the military or naval shall bo entitled to receive a jrension of sl2 a month and that the army, record of such soldier shall be the only vouchor necessary *to entitle him to such jx'nsion. The bill also grants a pension of sl2 a month to widows whose incomes do not exceed sl2 a month. This bill was introduced at the last session by Representative Hemenway at the request of old soldiers in Indiana and the First district member has received hundreds of letters of indorsement.

TO GIVE PLAY. Christian Church Ladies on Christmas Night. On Friday evening December 25, D. Hope Leonard will give an entertainment under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church. The play is entitled “Alice in Wonderland” and is a magnifioient spectacular operatic fantasy adopted from Lewis Carrol’s classic’s. The rendition of this play takes over one hundred people and in one chorus alone one hundred persons appear on the stage at one time. The costumes are beautiful, elaborate properties, scenic and calcium effects and everything imaginable to make it one great and grand success. At the present time the ladies are unable to give to the public what the prices will be but we imaigne it will be within the reach of everyone’s pocketbook. The ladies of this society are deserving of success and we hope at the time this play is given it w ill be to a crowded house. Do not forget j the date. ORDER SIDEWALLS Fourth Street Walks Next to the Streets. Regular Session of City Council —Commercial Club Given Vote of Thanks. The regular meeting of the City I Council was held last evening, May-j lor Coffee presiding and members j Peterson, Teeple, Fordyce. Weaver I and Corliett present. Clerk Hower read the minutes of the meeting of November 3rd. and 10th. which were approved. By a unanimous vote it was decided to extend the time of completing Fourth and Mon , roe brick pavements until January Ist. The petition of L. A. Graham for a side walk on Fourth street from Monroe to Adams, five feet wide and next to curb was presented and adopted. The city engineer was instructed to draw plans and j specifications for the sidewalks.; The specifications for the side- ; walk on North Fourth street were filed and adopted. The street com-1 missioner was ordered to give no ■ tioe to property owners on north | Fourth street that they complete sidewalks Itefore December Is or the contracts for same will be let to highest bidder by city. George E. Steele, water works superintendent filed his report. The city clerk filed his annua] report. Both were approved. The petition of the Commercial Club was filed and a motion was carried tendering a vote of thunks to the Club for the interest taken in the city's welfare and the peaceable adjustment of pub lie matters. Mr. Corbett moved that the sewer committee and the enginer be instructed to investigate Elm street sewer affair and if necessary to employ some one to assist them and motion carried. Bills were allowed as follows: Sunday Creek Coal Co., ss3.37,EugeneChristen $35, Fort Wayne Oil Supply Co. $29.37 BundayCreek Co., coal $73.35 John Coffee salary $45.83, H. Bott hoff labor S2O, G. R. & 1. railway freight $11.20, John Coffee pay roll $43.27, A. Van Camp labor $121.80, John Thomas labor $44.82, Henry Coffee labor $1.50, John E. King labor $10.23 S. Spangler rent SB, Telephone Co., $7,05, A. J. Teeple poilce $7.50 C. A- E.. railway freight 1 $201.42, John Eilck tile $7.88, ’ Amos Gillig labor $lB, M. J. Mylott pay roll $41.50, Jarnos Fristoo labor S2O. 1

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MAY LOCATE. Furniture Factory Among the Possibilities. The Decatur Commercial Club Set Up the Advantages of Decatur. The gentlemen who last week were looking over Decatur’s advantages for manufacturing purposes were here again Tuesday night,and while the matter is yet undecided, yet it need bo no surprise if the addition of a furniture factory be added to the city's industries. The lynch building was visited and with a few additions it can be made to well serve the purposes. The company manufacture tablesand all kinds of kitchen furniture and have a ready market for their output. A change in location is desired to secure better shipping facilities, insurance, an increase in their output, &o. The future of -he company is , certainly bright and with the advantages that Decatur could offer they would be sure to expand their business and prosper. The free light and free taxes also appealed to their wisdom. The two gentlemen who were here left over the Clover Leaf, carring with them a very favorable impression of our beautiful and prosperous little city. If they conclude to come here sufficient money will be advanced to move them and their plant from Tremont, Ohio and if they can make money with the disadvantages of their present locatioa, they can double their protfis here. They employ ut present about thirty people. ARE FIGHTING. The Baltimore Lands Marines. The Panama Canal Route Agreed to. But No Date Given for Signing Treaty. Special to Daily Democrat. Sandomingo, Nov. 18—There was severe fighting last night around the city. The rebels were prevented from entering the captial, and the loss to the rebels is unknown. United States cruiser Baltimore landed marines to protect American legation. Special to the Dally Democrat. Washington, D. (’., Nov. 18—Tho main features of the Hay-Brunne-varilla treaty,providing for the construction of canal by Panama route, have agreed upon a rough draft of same. No date has been given for the signing treaty. Sold Valuable Farm. Martin Miller texlay sold his farm of one hundred and twenty acres, in Monroe township, to one William Lambert, tlx* consideration being seventy-five dollars per acre, making the purchase price $9,000. This farm is situate next to A. Sprnnger, on whose farm the large oil well was struck a few days ago.