Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 274, Decatur, Adams County, 27 November 1903 — Page 4

Country Correspondence. Route One. Rev. W. E McCarty preached at Mt. Pleasant last Sunday forenoon. Miss Alice Fisher, of Fort Wayne,! is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. E. Fisher,-this week. Joseph Steigmeyer is hauling stone from Decatur to use in the erection of large new barn, which he expects to begin work on next spring. Harlow Mann is quite sick from an illness resulting from an operation performed upon him, about one year ago, for appendicitis, although he is not thought to be in a very critical condition. His relatives and friends wsih him a speedy recovery. Monroe. Thanksgiving day is welcome at Monroe. There will be supper given to-1 night the Y. M. C. B. hall. Everybody invited. Don't forget literary Friday night at Monroe. Rememlxir the breach of promise suit. J. R. Badders will give away his phonograph New Years day to the one who has the lucky ticket. A party of young folks were entertained at the home of Miss Florence Hendricks Saturday night. Mose Badders will rent his blacksmith shop to some good black-

who is not afraid of work. Mose is getting old and cannot work any more. Everything is first class. Berne. F. C. Forman paid Geneva a short visit Monday. Frank Beckler of Poneto is calling <>n friends here. David Gerber, clerk-elect spent Friday in Berne. Phil Schug was a business caller at Geneva Monday. C. C Yoder was a business caller at Decatur Saturday. Mr. Mercer, editor of the Berne News spent Sunday at Decatur. The large lumber shed being erected back of the old livery barn is nearing completion. Mrs. H. O. Silvers and children of LaGrange are in the city visiting Mrs. Silvers sister Mrs. J. C. Foreman. The Borne News made its first appearance Saturday and judging by the news it contains, it surely has the right name. May the proprietorsas well as the paper prosper. I inn Grove. Mrs. Meritt Mullen is visiting in Van Buren this week. Messrs. Merlin Dunbar and Arthur Sehaupp roamed the streets of Decatur. last Sunday, at will. Rufus Stucky, of Decatur, and Rufus Heller, of Berne, made us a 'rieudly call on the Sabbath. Ollie Kizer, from east of Berne, moved on the Caroline Haughton place, Wednesday of last week. Chris Martz and wife, of Berne, visited the parental home of the lat ter, Mr. and Mrs. James Rohn, last Sabbath. A. J. Foust and your itemizer visited the Sprunger oil well and consummated business at Berne, on Wednesday last. Dr. A. Haughton attended the Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F., and visited his son, Clifton, at Indianapolis, last week. Clifton returned with his father. Albert Chrisman has shook the muck from the Blue Creek oil field and moved back here, and is pumping for the Hartford Oil company, south of town. Friends of Lew Neaderhauser will regret to learn that he is the loser of the right-hand index finger, the accident occurring at Mt. Vernon, 0., on the 12th inst. Prof. H. E. Rittgerw and wife are it the bedside of the former's father, whois very ill at Huntington, by reason of which the high-school room at this place is dormant. Moses and Jacob Augsburger, together with their families, departed Wednesday for New Carlisle, Ohio, to visit their [>eople, and the Soldiers' Home, and Dayton and other places of prominece. The force of habit was fully illustrated last week, when farmer, who is owner of a traction engine, passed through town with his machine, and reaching Taylor street, which Jwas

'then being macadamized, he espied I the dump that had been abandoned | while the hands were at dinner, and I consequently he had to take the side lof the street, with his train of ma(chinery; but by reason of the side I ditch having just been filled with I clay and moistened by recent heavy rains, the engine’s capacity was about overcome, just then the engineer gave the vigorous yells, *'git up!”*’git up>!”“ “Whoa!” In an uugaurded moment,and through force of habit, the engineer spoke commanding orders to his engine, ami there being no animation near. Old papers for sale at this office. Bring us your buggies. Gregory & Miller. 261 24t J Schlitz beer on tap at the Burt House. 274dtf Schleitz beer on tap at the Burt House. 274dtf i Tom and Jerrs at the Burt House < '.life—the best. 274dtf Tom and Jerry at the Burt House Case—the best. 274dtf For Rent—A five-room house, inquire of Mike Smith. See Gregory & Miller for large advertising on barns and sheds. 261-24 Do not fail to see the Indian opera, Powhattan, at the opera house Dec 3.. For sign writing of all kinds call on Gregory & Miller. Work promptly done. 261 24t For Sale—Bay mare and two calves. Prices right. Inquire of R. V.

Beavers. ts House for rent—Nine rooms, all mordern oonvenences. Inquire at this office. 259d6 Work guaranteed in all lines of carriage painting and lettering. Gregory & Miller. 261 24t The Indian opera, Powhattan, is the finest production ever given in Decatur by amateurs. Chicago to St. Paul Minnneapolis four daily fast trains via the Chicago & North-Western Ry. Two solid threugh trains daily Chicago to California. Chicago, Union Pacific & North-Wetern Line The Overland Limited, solid train Chicago to Coast daily. Chicago, Union Pacific & North-Wesh/rn Line. Two trains a day Chicago to California, Oregon and Washington. Chicago, Union Pacific & North Western Line. For Sale—A brand new |2O Wilson heating stove for soft coal. In good condition and will sell right. Inquire at this office. 2fi3,l Private lunds to loan on city property at lowest rate interest. Privilege of ]>artial payments. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co. 257dtf For Sale. Registered Short Horn male calf, one year old, fine quality Call and see it at Ld S. Moses’ east of city, rural route six. 267d12w2 James Stone has two front rooms over Acker, Elzey A Vance’s clothing store, formerly occupied by the picture gallery, to rent at reasonable rates. 27(t 6t Money to loan on farms at lowest rate of interest. Any sum, any length of time and privilege of partial payments. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co., 257dtf. We want to start with new stock next spring. That is why we are offering all Wall paper at reduced prices. A nice line to select from. ‘ Blackburn A- Christen, druggists. 269d6 • Ten thousand dollars private I funds left with us to loan on Deea1 fur real estate,first mortgage. Low 1 rate of interest. Will loan in sums of |SO upwards. The Decatur Ab- , stract and Loan Co. 257dtf I 12.00 more than half fare from Chicago via Chicago Great West- • ern to points in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma I and Texas. Tickets on sale Dec. f Ist and 15th, 1903; and January sth and 19th, 1904. For further ]»ar- . titulars apply to J. P. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, 111. 1 Excursion to Ch cago, III.,“7 On , account of the annual live stock exposition theJErie railroad will sell to Chicago and return at very low rates. Tickets on sale Nov. 29, and Dec. 1. Tickets will be good returning until Dec. 7. For further inform ition inquire of Eric agents or write O. L. Enos, T P. A.. Marion. Ohio. Schlitz beer on tup at the Burt Hons<«. 274dtf Butterfly drill by 30 little girls In the Indian opera is something beautiful and marvelous in execution.

VJI I [ST 'CM lip BILL O mi bl 1 Gon. Reyes Says Panama Will ( Be a hrtere Mouthful For Colombia. ’ < i A Hundred Thousand Men Will Be 1 Marched Across the Mountains , to Reclaim the State. 1 < j This Is What He Will Do Unless Uncle 1 Sam Keeps His Hands Off. 1 j New Orbans, Nov. 27.—-General Reyes and party left this morning for • Washington, where they will arrive j Sunday morning. Before his departure General Reyes gave out an inter- ] view on the line of that lately cabled ( from Colon. He said he was going to j SI < I - 1 I OFX'f'ft PF. fs. — f see the president with his colleagues and hoped to have the United States decide to keep hands off the isthmus and allow the Colombians to regain , their lost territory. If the United ( States would not agree to this, then t the Colombians would march an army I of 100,COO men across the mountains 1 to Panama, and. meeting only the 1 2.000 isthmians, would soon regain the isthmus. Then the I nited States would have to negotiate with Colombia or build the Nicaragua canal. He ‘ said the Colombians had no thought I of declaring war against the United J States, because they saw it would be t a futile task. t WILL WASTE NO TIME The Panama Junta Will Ratify Canal < Treaty Without Delay. ; • 1 Panama. Nov. 27.—The junta com t posed of Jose Augustin Arango. Tomas Arias and Manuel Espims, held a meeting, all the ministers of state and counsellors being present, and . unanimously decided to ratify the ca I nal treaty as soon as it is received I here and authorize Minister Bunai Varilla to communicate the junta's de cision to the United States government The decision of the junta was received with great joy throughout the isthmus without distinction of parties or classes. Rear Admirals Walker and Glass have been informed of the action taken by the junta. Confirmed in Washington. Washington, Nov. 27. —Official confirmation of the determination of the Panama junta to ratify the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Panama canal treaty was received by Minister Varilla last evening The action taken by the Panama

M. rniI.II-1-E nUNAC VARILLA. (PanamA'a envoy at Waahlnfton.] junta donbtleM is dim in part at least to the urgent representations of Min later Varilla tliai prompt steps be taken with a view to the ratification of the treaty as soon as it shall reach Panama. The minister recounts with ■ groat deal of gratification the rapid progress of events since the birth of the new republic of Panama three weeks ago. ending with the declare tlon of the junta to ratify the Panama canal treaty.

INDIANA FARES WELL Hoss er State’s Exhibit at World's Fair Being Looked Aftsy. Indianapolis, Nov. 27. —A. C. Alexander. assistant secretary of the World's Fair commission, has gone to St. Louis to look alter the space that has been allotted to Indiana in the departmental buildings. This state has fared very well as to space. Special attention will be paid to the space allotted in the manufactures, educational. agricultural and live-stock buildings, for Indiana is making extra effort in these lines and w.ll have more attractive exhibits than most of the other stat 1 ,s. Acquitted cf Murder Che. ge. Martinsville. Ind.. Nov. 27.—Watt Harrow, who was indicted jointly with Ben Devee for the murder of John Dunbar at Laude-dale the first of July, was acquitted. After reviewing the evidence in the case so far as related to Harrow, the court stated that tl:? state had failed to prove that Harrow had anything at all to do with the case. Judge Robinson then instructed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty as to Harrow, which was done. The trial of Ben Uavee goes on. His defense will be sea-defense. The general impression is that he will also be acquitted. Woman Killed at Switch. Indianapolis. Nov. 27. —Mrs. Florence Fox was run down and instantly killed by a box-car at the West street crossing of the Vandalia tracks. The body was terribly mangled. An engine was engaged in making a flying switch. The box-car was sent into a siding while the engine continued on the main track. The siding crosses the sidewalk and on this the woman was stand’ng. Despondent Wife Crosses Over. Marion. Ind.. Nov. 27.—Mrs. Dora Boyd, a young married woman, was found dying in an upper room in th? Sanders hotel, and her death is a.tributed to s licicle. John Boyd, her husband. deserted her last August, leaving her with a two-year-old child to support, and brooding over his absence is supposed to have caused the self-destruction. Echo of Bank Failure. Elkhart. Ind.. Nov. 27. —It is announced by James H. State, attorney for the Acme Cycle company, that the company will file an assignment because of the failure of the Indiana National bank, as that Institution held all the account of the Ac.ne company. Wanted a Warm Berth. Indianapolis, Nov. 27. —“I tried to commit burglary." said Horace E Hubbard. “so thit I mignt find a warm place to stay for the winter.'' The man was arrested on a charge of attempting to burglarize a hardware store. Shanghai. Nov. 27. —The viceroys and governors of theirteen provinces outside of Chi Li have offered the Chinese government to send 90,000 foreign drilled tn ops to fight R ;ss.a for Manchuria.

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Bffl IS WFF Further Complications Added to An Interesting Case. Seizure cf Pan Handle Paymaster’s Strong-Box Makes Plenty of Work for the Lawyers. Bank Whe.e the Money Was Deposited Now Takes Action to Protect the Fund. Logansport. Ind.. Nov. 27. Additional legal complications have sprung from the sei ire of the strong-box of Paymaster Snee of the Pennsjhana railway by Sheriff Beckley, from which $20,000 was extracted to satisfy judgments for personal damages, in the filing of a suit by the City National bank, where the monej was deposited after the seizure, against McConnell. Jenkins & Stuart, attorneys engineering the seizure, to prevent the firm from transferring the certificate of deposit issued by the bank to the fiim Several days ago Paymaster Snee brought replevin proceedings against the bank to recover the money, together with an injunction proceeding, making sure that the money remained in possession of the bank until t.u proper custody was determined. Afterward came proceedings in the United States district court at Indianapolis. and a demand of the I nite i States marshal for possession, and al though injunction proceedings were pending in the local circuit court, the marshal’s demand was honored, although the money was not removed from the bank, the latter to give bond for its security. Committed Suicide in the Woc.ls. Frankfort. Ind.. Nov. 27.- William E. Ayers, whose dead body was found in the woods with a bullet in his brain and a revolver in his grasp, was the son of the late Captain Samuel Ayers, founder of the Farmers’ bank, this city. Child Died or Her Burns. Washington. Ind.. Nov. 27. —The five-year-old daughter of the Rev. C. A. Stewart is dead of burns received by tailing into a fire in the yard atached to the minister’s home.

’Phones Residence 312. Office 103. flight Year's of E.Xpci'icnce. Fred RepperF Live Stock Auctioneer. Speaks English, German, Swiss and Low German. DECATUR, INDIANA.

Weather Forecast. nitimiia- roil, same Saturday and ' warmer. MARKET REPORT. Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Corl reeled every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. New Corn yellow $ 4g New Corn, mixed 43 1 Machine shucked one cent less. j Corn, per cwt., mixed Corn, per cwt, yellow c»0 Oats, new 32 Wheat, No. 2 80 Wheat, No. 3 - 7h Rye ..._ 48 Barley 52 Ulover Seed 5 47 Alsyke @ 5 05 Buckwheat 60 Flax Seed 80 Timothy _ 51 25 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m . today as follows: Wheat, December 80 r> Wheat. May Corn, December 411 Corn, May 422 Oats, December 347 Oats, May 35 Jan. Pork 510 75 May Pork 1105 January Lard per cwt 6 22 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cask J 87 December wheat 842 May wheat 86? Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash_ 46 Corn. December 12 May Corn 42 Oats. Cash 36.! Oats. December 3tij May Oats — 36 Rye, cash 56 STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER Lambs • 4@ 4 50 Hogs, per cwt 5 3 00 Cattle per lb 3 @ 34 Calves, per lb 5 <{ti. 5j Cows 2 @ 2| Sheep, per lb 2 @ 24 Beef Hides, per lb 54 HAY /TARKET. No. 1 timothy hay (new) No 1 mixed hay (new)...._ No. 1 clover hay (new) POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE 00., PACKER*. . Chickens, young per lb_ 61 Fowls, per lb. F Ducks, per lb *5 (u4K Young Ducks 6 @jo7 Young Turkeys, per lb. 12! Geese, old per lb 4 tSOo I Geese, young, lb 5 (</ 06 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOCS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per doz 5 24 1 Lard 9 Butter, per pound ll@lb E'otatoes, new 60 Onions "..... 50 Cabbage per 100 lb cOc Apples, per bu 50 Sweet Potatoe, per bu 7» WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. SALVER A SON. Wool, unwashed 16t020 Sheep pelts 25c to 75 Beef bi lee, per pound 05j Calf hides 07 Tallow, per pound 01 COAL Per Ton Anthracite 5 700 Domestic, nut 4 00 Domestic, lump, Hocking 4 00 Domestic lump, Indiana 3 Pocahontas Smokelees, lump 550 OIL TARKET. Tiona 51,82 Pennsylvania 1.97 Corning 1.62 New Castle 1.61 North Lima. 1.35 South Lima 1.30 Indiana 1.30 W h itehuuse 1.35 Somerset 1.30 Neodesha. (Kan.) 1-21 Barkersville 97 * Ragland 06 GARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. W heat, * cent higher. Corn, j] cent higher. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs _ 21’XlO Wheat 118 cir» Corn i .241 > ear* Oats 89 ears Cattle... 21000 ■ Sheep 20000 Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 20000 Wheat 85 ears j ■ Corn 1425 cars Oats 125 ears I Remember us for card advertising Gregory & Miller. 261 ROY ARCHBOLD, [ DENTIST. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. ’Phones Office, 164; residence. 21»