Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 23 November 1903 — Page 1

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BERNE MEN ARE ARRESTED i Well Known Men Are Charged With Riotous Conspiracy.

EACH GAVE SIOOO BOND Another Step in the Berne War. Grand Jury Indictment Follows the Assault on Editor Fred Rohrer. Sheriff Butler went to Berne Suturday evening and arrested three well known citizens on a serious charge, the result of an indictment returned by the recent grand jury. The men arrested are William ! Sheets, Jacob Hunzieker and Abe Boegli and is the outcome of the assault upon Editor Fred Bohrer last week. The men are charged with inciting a riot and the imlict80Y DROWNED. Willard Oliver’s Sad Death at Huntington. Heroic Efforts of Father to Save Him. Lived Here Until Recently. Williard Oliver, nine year old son of William Oliver was drowned at Huntington. Until a few months ago the Oliver family lived here and were well known, the father boing omployed at Tyrrils blacksmith shop and the boy was a student at the north ward school. His drowning was one of the saddest accidents over reported and the story is told as follows in the Huntington Herald: The boy was skating over the thin ice which has reoently covered the river, and when at a point near Briant street bridge and about midway in the channel the ioe broke without warning and the young lad fell into the water. He struggled desperately to regain the firm ioe, but could not draw his body from the water and finally sank, when rescue was at hand. Walter Boyer, son of John W. Boyer was one of a party of school children enroute home from the Allen street school, who were on the bridge when Oliver broke through the ioe. Part of the party rushed to the Bowman blacksmith shop | und told Mr. Oliver of his son’s plight. Then took place a struggle witnessed by a few which is most pathetic and could not have been more touching. Securing a long rope and gathering a few of his friends about him Mr. Oliver tied the rope to his waist and plunged into the water. With great endur

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I ment which is in regular form reads as follows: “That the above mentioned men did on November 16, j 1903 unlawfully, riotously and felonousiy unite, combine, and con spire together for the purpose of doing an unlawful act in the night time towit: for the purpose of then and there, in the county of Adams and State of Indiana, unlawfully, I riotously and feloniously in the night time beating, bruising, strik ing, whipping and wounding one Fred Rohrer in a rude, insolent, angry and unlawful manner.” The j charge is a very serious one and I punishable under the following strict section of the Indiana st .tut \ “If three or more persons shall unite or combine together for the pucpo.se of doing any unlawful act in the night time or for tho purpose of doing any unlawful act while wearing white caps, masks or being otherwise disguised, shall be deemed guilty of riotous conspiracy and upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not exceeding ten years, nor less than two and fined in any sum not exceeding $2,000.” Each of the three men arrested gave bond in the sum of 11,000 and were immediately released from the custody of the sheriff. The crime is a very serious ofle and the arrest of these well known men is but another stej) in the famous Berne war. ane > and fortitude of the desperate father, Mr. Oliver was drugged through tho water and ice to tho spot where his son was struggling. He reached the boy a moment when lie was making his last effort, and succeeded in grasping the lad’s cap, but could not secure a hold on his person. The boy went down in about twelve feet of water, and the men who had gathered at the enu of the rope oil shore pulled Mr. Oliver out, his face bleeding from contact with the jagged ice, which was not strong enough to bear his weight. He was rendered almost unoonsieous by the sudden shook and his own herculean effort to effeot a rescue. The boys body was recovered about a half hour afterwards. ALL READY. Big Time at Bdleview Thursday. Fred Bell has completed arrangements for his big shooting tournament to be held at, Belloview Farm Thanksgiving Day. The sport will begin at ono o’clock and will in- j elude clay pigpon shooting, target contests of every description, shooting the turkeys head off and other amusements, in all of which turkey gobbles of the real kind will bo given as prizes. The clay pigeon shooting will be under tho rule of the Decatur gun club, which will be stricty adhered to. Everything will be conducted in a fair, square manner, including evOn tho big lunch und turkey roast. No doubt a big crowd will bo present. Beery & Holthouso will run u hack to Belloview. Real Estate Transfers. Harvey Sprague et al to Thomas Moran pt lots 438 439 Decatur #2500. Lewis D. Griswold to Harvey (J. Clark, pt hoc 29 St. Marys tp #2650. Lorccinda Clark et al to Lewis D. Griswold pt sec 29 St. Marys tp #2650. Margaret Meibers to Nettie Lyman inlots 851 855 Decatur #350.

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1903.

| SHOTS ARE FIRED Riots in Chicago Are Still Fierce. GERMANY RECOGNIZES THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. Murderer Garmara Dies in Electric Chair. —Killed Mrs. Patro. Special to Daily Democrat, Chicago, Ills., Nov. 23.—The ; street car strike is still on and affairs today are even more threatening than heretofore. An attempt to run State street, cable cars his morning was attended by riots all along the lines. The mobs were repeatedly charged and the police used their clubs freely. At Forty-First street tbe attack was the liercetest, the mob hurling stones at the car. The police replied with bullets and one man was shot. Special to the Daily Democrat. Berlin, Nov. 23—Emperor William directed the German officials to recognize the Repulic Panama. Special to The Daily Democrat . Ossining, N. Y., Nov. 23—Car mine Garmara was put to death in the electric chair today for the murder of Mrs. Tarto in New York last year. A dispue over money due Garmari from tho woman’s husband led to he brutal murder. CONTRACT SIGNED Electric Appliances Are Purchased. Bids Will be Received Tomorrow for Engine and Other Power House Equipment. The contract for the electric appliances to be used in the Springfield & Fort Wayne Central power station was closed today with the Wcstinghousc oompany of Pittsburg and the macliinory will be here in duo time. Tomorrow bids will be received for tho furnishing of the big enigne, boiler and other machinery necessary to furnish power. The contract for those essential parts of the machinery will be let tomorrow evening. The power house will lie ready for business by the time the rails are down and the lino will lie one of the finest traction railways to lie found anywhere in tho country .That the company means to branch out and eventually became a great system is evidenced by the splendid work boing done and the first class machinery being put in. It, will boa perfectly equipped road when completed.

IS BEING GOOD. Curtis Johnson is a Model Prisoner. A letter from Curtis Johnson who has been in the JJefifersonville reformatory for some months says that ho has been promoted to the “blue clothes,” the only grade from which ho can be pardoned. A letter from tbe warden to Curtis’ mother rays he has been i< model prisoner and every effort is being made to make a man of him. Curt has realized since goiug to the reformatory that nearly all criminals smoked cigarettes and he believes the influence of ibis habit is almost as bad as liquor. His time will be out before long and he will have an opportunity to prove the good lessons he has been taught. WANTS A DIVORCE Mrs. Dulin Demands SIOOO Alimony. Desertion and Non-Support Alleged.— New Case Filed This Afternoon. Atorneys Merryman & Sutton this afternoon lied a divorce suit for Amanda M. Dnldn who asks for legal decree of stq ration from Samuel A. Dniln. The complaint says the parties were marriei in Montoe township March 23, 1897 and lived j together until 1900 when tho husj hand deserted. He has never pro- ! vided for her in any wav r.or for j the.support of .their only child a I daughter, Mary Naomi, who is now jSix years old. The defendant is said to live at Berne and earns gord wages, though none of it goes to the family, hence this suit. Mrs. Julin uskes for a divorce, #I,OOO alimony, the custody of the child and such other order respecting said child as the court may deem just and right. The summons was made returnable December 4. A RANK GAME. Foot Ball Team Make the Usual Score. The foot Ihill game pluyed between Van Wert and Decatur on the former grounds resulted in favor of Vun Wert by a score of 38 to 0, Decatur as usual getting the blanks. It, was certainly one of tho worst exhibition of the natonal game that was ever played. Tho locals were out classed from the start to finish and Van Wort actually made them i think they did not know the game, i although our team had lieen coach- : ed by an experienced man. Only 1 once this season has our team made a score and never have they had tho honor of coming out of a contest i with the big end of tho score. It l was a case of when Van Wert got « the ball they would walk right < down the field for tho required touch 1 down. happened so many i times that the Van Wert boys got I tired and quit playing so hard and > had they not have done this there is ] no telling what tho score would i have lieen. It was more through 1 sympathy to our weakness that they , consulted not to run the score up I any higher. Ono more game is yet I to he played by the team and that ’ will lx< Thanksgiving Day, against i a make up team here anil if they r should happen to come out victor- i lous Decatur should ho a blaze of i glory, but lie careful the unexpected t usually happens. |

THE BURT HOUSE SOLD Change in Management Takes Place Tonight.

MR. SHEA IN CHARGE l New Manager Controls Three Hotels. Deal Closed This Morning by Messrs. Threlkeld and Shea of Missouri. A deal which has been on for two weeks past, was consumated this morning when Dick Townsend dis posed of the Burt House, one of the best hotels in Indiana to Messrs H. C. Threlkeld and Ed L. Shoa of Carrollton, Missouri, who will take posession tonight. The sale includes, the furnishings and interior only of the big hotel, the real estate still remaining the property of Mr. Townsend. The Burt is one of the oldest and best in this part of the country and its success is sure to continue under tho new management who have been in the business tor years and thoroughly understand every detail. Mr. Threlkeld and his family own hotels at Centralia and Carrollton, Missouri, which they will return. They will also purchase AN ARSENIC MINE Interest in One Owned by Rev. Little. A Former Resident of This County Helped to Open Only Arsenic Mine in United States. * Rev. Little, for many year a eitiz *n of this county is now a wealthy min and his riches came to him in a lucky manner. He loft here some time ago for the nortwest, flully locating at Tacoma, Washington. Looking about for someway to invest his few hundred dollars, which represened his earnings for many years, ho was finally induced to take an interest with a number of Baptist ministers in a mining company. They secured a tract of land near Tacoma and began prospecting for silver. They labored faithfully but found little traces of silver or any valuable mineral in paying quantities. Finally they struck a vein of steel grey metal which they wore unable to analyze, i A quantity of it was secured and Sent to an essaying office and in a few days the ministers were happy. They hail ojiened tho only arsenic i mine, known in the United States. This mineral is usual,y found with other metals instead of in a vein by 1 itself. The mine is a valuable one as may I*> imagined and has made the stockholders wealthy.

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another hotel in his locality. The Burt House will be under the man- | agement of Mr. Shea, an energetic , young man, who with his family has already arrived. In speaking of the deal the Carrollton, Democrat of recent date said: “Threlkeld & Shea, proprietors of <the Florence > Hotel in this city, have purchased > the Burt House at Decatur, Ind. and will take charge of the same Monday of next week. E. L. Shea, who has had charge of the hotel here since this firm became the j owners of the same, will leave (Jirrollton the latter part of this week to take charge of the new property. Ed is one of the best hotel men in Missouri, as is evidenced by the popularity now of the Florence Hotel among tho traveling public. Mr. Shea, as a man, is equally as popular us in bis hotel, and no nian who came into our city during the past dozen years has proven as gen- ) eral a favorite with our people as has i Mr. Shea, and it is with deep regret we will see him leave our midst. ■ Yet in his new field we know he will succeed, for ho is faniilar with - the wants of the people and makes -a model landlord. Geo. Shea, who , has been his brother's chief assists tant in the mangemem of the Flor- - once will succeed EJ as manager. He is also a first class hotel man and will keep the Florence up to its present high standard.” Tho new proprietors have leased the Burt ' for a period of five years with a privilege of ten. The cldrks and other help about the hotel will remain the same as at present. Mr. Townsend has not fuly decided upon his future plans but he will probably leave Decatur. J I THEY WANT IT. Berne is After the Traction Line. Among the items of interest in the first issue of the Berne News was the following: A statement given out by President Fledderjohann of the new interurban electric line, being constructed between Fort Wayne and Decatur indicates that Borne and Geneva may yet secure a line connecting them with tho county seat. Mr. Fledderjohann states that tho line will in all probbility bo constructed to Portland, but he intimates tlmt it may go by way of Willshire and Gelina, Ohio. Ho says the right of way lias been secured for the most part between Decatur and Willshire. Tho logical route for this line is through Berne, not only because it is the most direct, but rather because of the large patronage would guarantee tho company from tho smaller towns between the two county seats. A SURE WAY. How You Can Please the Rura Route Man. The Plymouth Democrat makes this timely suggestion: ”As Cold weather is fast approaching, it is well to remind the patrons of tho rural rouets of the necessity to purchase stamps instead of placing tho money in the mail box. Tho carrier is driving all day and when ho is competed to remove his gloves in cohl weather to pick up a cold cop per out of an iron box it makes it very disagreeable for him.”