Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1903 — Page 4

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. BVRRY EVENING, EXCEPT 80 ND AY, HY LBW O . EUI-INOHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. | By oarrter. per week. 10c By carrier, per year $4.00 By mall, per month 25> My mall, per year $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents. Advertising rat» s made k iiown on application Kntered in the post office at Decatur. Indian*, as second-class mail matter. J. H . H ELLER. Manager. ®TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTITTTTTTTT<* I Announcements. ®IIIIIIIIIIXIIIIIIIIIIIIIJ Wv are authorized to announce the name of George *M T. Houck. r* candidate for Trustee of Kirkland township, subject lo the decision of tb« Democratic primary to Im* held January 15. IW4 We are authorized to announce the name of <»eorge Dellinger, as a. candid te for the nomination loi assessor of Blue t n ‘ k township, subject to the decision of th * Democratic primary ejection to be held Friday ■January K». IwM. DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT MEETING. The democrats of the Eighth Congressional Distriot will meet in delegate convention at Decatur. Ind., on the 31st day of December, 1903, at 1:30 p. m., for the purpose of electing a member of the state .central committee for the ensuing two years. The basis of representation fixed by the' state central committee will be one, lielegate for each 200 votes cast for the Hou. John W. Kern for governor in 1899. The chairman of the various counties in the district will appoint a time and place at some date prior to December 31, 1903, for selecting the delegates from their respective counties to the said convention. The vari- 1 ous counties of the district are entitled to representation as follows: Adams 17 Delaware 24 Jay 17 Madison 42 Randolph 12 Wells 18 Total 1:10 J .'A. M. Adair, Chairman Eighth Con. Dist. Hon. Theodore Schockneyof I nion \ City, another candidate for congress! against Mr. Cromer was in the city! last night and to lay, in conference! with those republicans who would j relish a change in the name of the; eighth dietrift congressman. Mr Shockney is one of Indiana's bright men and would honor himself amt the! district in congress. The announcement of the Hon Frank 11. Snyder of Jay County, as a candidate for congress, has been made The Portland Commercial Review starts the boom for the clever Jay county orator, who by the way. would make a creditable represenative in the national balls of congress, and whose aspirations should appeal to the convention delegates from Adams county. Notice. The following merchants will close their places of business next Friday, the whole day: Coffee A Mangold, Loch & Linn, Kuebler A Moltz, M Fullenkamp, C. F. True. Niblick A Co.

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The Evidence Concluded Continued from first page. I the indictment und proceeded to show bow the State had proven their ease. The arguments will require the rest of today and all tomorrow and the jury will be sent to their rooms tomorrow evening after being duly charged by Judge Erwin. As previously stated in the Democrat a verdict is looked for by Christmas morning. Opinio” ' as to the result seems greatly 1 divided and no one can tell the (I fate of Joe Osborne until the jury » returns the verdict. The case has J been fought on both sides as is 1 i admitted by everyone who has I heard any or all of same. The after- ■ I noon session covened at 1:30, the i court room being crowded. The first witness. B. W. SHOLTY. Lives in Decatur, in tire insurance business met Osborne at Park hotel in February or March, 1903, ,' also Busenbark, we all boarded there, heard Osborne talk about different farms they had seen each day. Saw him three times. Eat supper at same table with them two lor three times. I believe defendant of sound mind. Cross examined, possibly eight people at hotel, I four or five boarders, rest were i traveling men. Never told Mr. or 1 Mrs. Meyers that that man, meanng defendant. J I could see he is not just right.” NOAH MURPHY. Lives in Union township, knows Osborne, met hint at Sol Schnepps talked about farmng.it was Sunday arranged to go-to ball game at Steele’s park. We came to game, | talked on way, about farm,building j fence, Joe said he had played ball, Schnepp und I were in grandstand, Joe was across track. All went home together when wo reached J.te's place he got out after inviting us to come and see him, was sub poened by defense believe Joe was of sound mind, (’toss examined. Saw Laura Osborne once day of ; ball game didn't speak to her .Think about 300 people there, saw Joe u'ood deal of time. Havn't seen him since tliat day. havn't talk 'd fallout his benig of unsound mind. FRED THIEME. Lives in Union township, superI visor lives about a mile north of I Haugk farm. Know* Osborne, i saw him at Haugk sale, had talk : with Joe about working road, he : said he wanted to finish plowing i first. Saw him again and he promist'd to come anti w irk roads. > and he did Talked with him and he said ground was sticky. We < exchanged work. 1 helped him make hay and his hired hand helped me. eat supper at his house. In my opinion believe defendant was of sound mind. Cross examined, have no interest in case, talked to Sol Schnepp about it. couldn't no tiee he was nervous. Knew Busenbark. ALBERT BI'TLER. Sheriff, jail is diividotl into resilience and prison, latter is at east I side, first met Osborne Sept. 8 at ' Moran's ottice. took him to jail, he field me hail pounded him up pretty i badly. He has Loen in jail 107 days, have seen him from one to I four times each day. Osborne j

helped me take care of Mike Brunnegraff, another prisoner, who is insane one day. Believe that from Sept. Bto present time he is of sound mind. Cross examined. Have watched the prisoner to see whether he was insane or not. wanted to find out. When I took Joe to jail he looked somewhat, excited. don’t know that he was very wild. Called physician because Joe said he couldn't sleep. . MEDICAL MEETING. Dr. J. S. Boyers Attends a Meeting at Fort Wayne, Dr. J. S. Boyers, last night ut tended a meeting of the Allen coun ty medical society at Fort Wayne and from reports in the Fort Wayne-Journal Gazette the same was an interesting and instructive session. Among those on the program was Dr. G. Frank Lydston of Chicago who has a national reputation as a surgeon. His subject was “Prostatic Obstruction.” He spoke—or rather talked, for there was none of the rostrum flourishes of the lecturer alwut his address. He went at his subject with the air of one who was thoroughly familiar with it, and while it was ethical und thoroughly orthodox, it was technical and apparently simple to the profession, but beyond the ken of the laity. He took the position that prostatic obstruction as it presents itself in elderly persons is curable, by a simple operation easily performed by the surgeon who knows his business, and that bad results do not follow except in a small percent of cases. How ever he insisted that, no odds how careful the surgeon might be, he must not expect that every case would be successful. In evidence of this he cited very frankly some failures in his own experience. A GOOD TIME. The Arkansas Hunting Party Having Fun by the Acre. La- Porter informed us this! morning that he hid received letter from his father 11. S. Porter who is on an extended hunting tomin Arkansas with a number of other I Adams county men stating their success had not been very good, on account of lied weather. Up to this time they have only killed one deer but have killed wild turkeys by the hundreds and that the whole j crowd are sick of eating them. He | further stated that they had seen al ! the old Decatur colony at Paragould and that they were all look ing healthy und prosperous and were glut! to see them. He says' that every man who went with ! them is in good health and having ( a good time and from present in ; dieations the whole hunting party will be home some time about! the first of January. IT COMES HIGH. Terrell Case Cost sl6s4.—Osborne Case Will Reach SIOOO. The Terrell case costJM'ells county and the defendant several times that amount. The Osborne ease now on trial in this county will not lie so expensive hut will reach a very snug figure. The jury it is thought now will s rve about twelve days, figuring from this standpoint a two dollars each per day makes f2ss, their board will cost about *l5O, the court reporter will get SSO, the bailiff about JtO and other expenses will run Hie bill up to about *IOOO. und this is a low figure for u murder trill. A Correction. A mis statement or rather a sen fence in which the wrong meaning was given was published u few evenings ago when giving an account of Mis* Meyers, the young lady reared in this county- by Mr. and Mrs. John Wafel. The statement was made that after the death of Mr. Wufel the young Indy was thrown up in the world and forced to make her way. This is not true we h ive since discovered but she m ide up her mind she should learn some work and therefore took up sewing.

Additional Locals. Cora Evans returned to Monroe to- j : day, after doing some shopping here. W. H. Graham returned to Monroe today after transacting business ' here. * Miss Graber went to Ber ne today , to visit over the holidays with rela- , fives. Mrs. Johnson went to Fort Wayne today to visit over the holidays with relatives, P. W. Smith returned to Richmond today after transacting business here. * Dan Vail will arrive from Andover, Mass., tonighth lo spend the holidays with his parents. H. Reinking arrived from Fort , Way no today and will visit here j wtih his parents. a Bertha Kohne arrived today from 3 Fort Wayne to spend the holidays - with her parents. r 1 I Born to C. M. Andrews and wife yesterday a big bouncing boy, ’ mother and child doing well. 3 , Miss Mabe] Erwin arrived today s from Fort Wayne and will visit here i for two weeks with her parents. t - Mrs. David E. Studabaker and son returned today from Goshen 1 where they were visiting with relti- ; , fives. Mrs. Anderson and daughter ar I rived today to visit for a few weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ! Gabriel Kintz. 1 ! . ' R. W. Erwin arrived this morn ,! ing from Likj City, Mich., where ! he is attendng school and will spend the holidays here with his parents. Good assortment of music cabinets sold cheap. Call and see them at L. Yager & Sons. 290d7 Pianos and organs at wholesale. I i have sold two car loads of instru-| j merits in Adams county since Sept. 1.! i and I have left at home one fine ma- ‘ 1 hogany piano worth $350 at other | I dealers’prices. 1 will take 8225 ini payments. Also three cak organs for I S4O, 850 anti 8»>0, all standard makes: i warranted. Will deliver for examin j atiou. Address John W. Cunningham, t’o3 E. Main street, Portland, Ind. ’Phone 414. dl —

J “"* e<rKr,rr ~” **’’*■ ’***' ■aMraon ——eo— iwfiu r-. *Waa Well I Should Smile If about Christmas things you r in a fiz, TiwS| - An’ you’ll have to face the Blizzard Bliz, £ y < An’ you’r afraid that you’ll be friz >', Wear The Hub’s Clothing and there’ll come ’/ to vour phiz 3 y /yM > The Smile that won't come off. ff Z i; ' t 5 * > K? it ■* : I a * A ' Holiday Clothes Jw? »?=-• The proper kind High Art made / ’ • and insured regular passports j' into good fellowship. We can < / .*1 1 duplicate the best tailors’ ma k\f ’ • terials and makes at half price. 1 Suits and Overcoats $4 to S2O r I ~ — /AJ ~ V \ OUR HOLIDAY SPECIAL / tV A ’ Men’s . I—Tnfc The New *'/ /I Fashionable I la lb Assembly -jljo' & 'X x I Has made a phenominal leap IKI * public favor. We have a full line of the old favorites. —=—1*1(1! and Bare Furnishing Wearables— I We show a glove or a mitthat’ll fit Got Dress and Fancy Shirts, best known I em for all uses and ages. fabricg and makps Jugt (ai g Gentlemen’s Umbrellas, the swellest of . . handles and coverings. ( ne 10 a * >ox ’ Suspenders, beauii- „ .. n■ „ ful SearsH ’ noHlti** in Silk MulHers. The Cracenette or ham ( a.ts, just received sooner you make your selections the wiser vou many novel patterns and styles, are . No hold up prices here. We believe it is the mother's duty to bring the boy here for his holiday outfittings. High art insured clothing. theThub i KAIA Ell & I IUIJh)IAX. Proprietor, HEAD TO FOOT OUTFITTERS. DECATUR IND - X ' J

I A Well Selected Line of Christmas Offerings, J Solid Silverware, Knives and Forks, Spoons and Novelties. Plated Silverware, Knives and Forks, i Spoons and Novelities. American Cut Glass — Bowls and Dishes, Creamers, Pitchers, Water Bottles and Glasses. Chaffin Dishes, Baking Dishes and Five O’clock Teas. Skates, Tool Boxes, Guns and Pocket Knives, Phonographs and Supplies. I Phonographs Records for the | / month at \ . ./ 2 price Schafer Hardware Co.