Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1903 — Page 1

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A BIG INSURANCE DEAL V Four Agencies Are Merged Into One.

GALLOGLY & HAEFLING Retiring County Officers to Open Business. Deals Are Closed and Transfers Will be Made at Once. 3 The largest deal in fire insurance agencies ever consummated in Decatur was closed la<t evening and means the merger of four of the best agencies in town, including those of Niblick & J. AV Meibers, T. J. Gallogly and E. X. Ehinger The transfer will bei

IN NEW BUILDING Postoffice Will Move Thursday. Close at Five O'clock in Afternoon and Will Open New Year’s Morning. The post office will move into the new Fritzinger build.ng on Monroe street Thursday evening and will be ready for business some time Friday morning. As a consequence the post office will be closed at five o’clock Thursday evening, the em- ► ployees however will be busy at the moving business. It will seem rather queer to go around t<> Monroe street for mail after have been ac custonied to one place for so many years, but it is believed that by April Ist free delivery will be established and the location of the post office will then make but little difl e.renoe. Remember, however* that loginning with New Years Day > the fedwrul building will be on Monroe street and if you walk • two ox three squares out of your way at will be your own fault. The new building is commodious and is being refitted with np to date furniture. WAS MARRIED. Mr. tlenning Brings Home a Bride. L E. Henning, proprietor of the new coal and hay business, recent ly established in this city was married on Christmas day to Clara O. Bowman of Dayton, Ohio. They have arrived here and will at once commence house keeping in the property purchased by Mr. Henning at ‘.’3 Indiana street. The Itenioerat extends heartiest congratulations.

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I made within a few days and just las soon as the various state agents I can get here to make the same. The proprietors of this new agency will bo Thomas J. Gallogly who retires as county recorder Thursday, and James P. Haefling, whose term as deputy clerk closes the same J day, and the new firm will be i known as Gallogly & Huefling. ' They will secure quarters this week temporarily and expect to open an up to date suit of rooms in the Allison-Stndabaker block as soon as that building is ready for occupancy. The agency will in ; elude the Home of New York for country business and the Royal, Hartford. German American, Pennsylvania Fire. Aachen & Munich, Michigan Fire and Murine, IndianI apolis, National and several other good ones. Tho members of the ' new firm are hustlers, thorough business mon and capable of establishing a paying and valuable agency. At the same time the merging of the four agencies in one reduces the number of agencies and will simplyify the fire insurance business in Decatur not a , little. We wish the new proprieI tors all sorts of good luck.

EUCHRE CLUB. Good Time at Their Meeting Last Night. The Friday Night Euchre Club '(met at the home of Miss Rose) Christen on Adams street last evenling with a full membership present, and they at once proceeded to engage in a tierce contest tor the prize ottered. After playing for fully three hours and the games were' counted np it was found that Mrs. George Flanders was the lucky i member and was presented with a! hunasomo Haviland China dish' for her good luck. After congratu-1 lations had lieen offered and the ex citment had subsided. Miss Rose I proceeded to serve a fine lunch after ; which they all adjourned to meet j two weeks from last evening at the, . home of Miss Leona DeVoss. ' I ANOTHER WRECK. Collision on Pennsylvania Railway. One Killed and a Dozen More! or ten Injured Near 1 Larwell. i Special lx, The Pally Democrat Fort Wayne, Indiana, Dee. 2H— A collision between a fust passenger' No. ft and n freight train occurred! about eight o’clock this morning! Idn the Pennsylvania railway ncarj Larwell, thirty miles west of here. | Every physician in this city was A I summoned but the wreck was not J < a-serious as at first feared. Bug-1 1 gageman limlsnyder was killed and! . Engineer Ebert and Fireman Staf I ford probably fatally hurt, seven others of the train crew and one ( passenger slightly hurt.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1903.

A NARROW ESCAPE f A Young Man Thrown From Train. I Unconscious When Found and His Head Lying Within Six Inches of Track. A young man giving his name as Harry Brokaw had a miraculous escape from death last evening about eight o’clock at the Grand Rapids railroad, near the Van Camp Iron Works. It seems that Brokaw wanted to get to Fort Wayne and but didnt' have the price, and as an [ extra freight pulled into the yards j he approached the engineer for a i ride to Fort Wayne but was refused, the engineer stating it was against the rules for him to haul any one. He then asked the conductor and was again turned down. Not to be outdone in this way he proceeded along the track and at last boarded i the train getting between two l>ox cars. The balance of the train at this time was doing some switching and in backing up to attach to this part bumped a little hard and Bro. kaw was tumbled off, falling upou his head. A brakeman walking bysaw his foot and thinking he was tiead rushed to the depot at once for assistance and two or three of the people connected with the railroad went back and there found their man with his head within six inches of the train anil unconscious. They soon revived him and took him to the depot where upon further examinaton he was found not to be hurt to any great extent, i j After resting for a few moments he got up and walked away and nothing further has lieen seen or. heard of him He was certainly was lucky that his head did not’ fall on the rail or he would have * been a dead one today. WILL MOVE HERE : — A. Cunningham of Delphi Buys Land. Purchase 138 Acres of the Best Laud Land Out of Doors.-The Rinehart Farm. i i David Reinhart who lives four ' miles north west of the city dispos led of his 138 acre farm Saturday Ito Anson Cunningham of Delphi, {lndiana for the sum of $10,350. Mr. Cunningham has certainly purchased one of the most farms in Adams county, the premises being covered with a large brick, house, a large bank barn, and in fact everything that could be found on an up to date farm. The land j is rich and fertile and is h good producing soil. Mr. Cunningham comes : well recommended from his former , place of residence and will make n > good citizen. He is to receive full ; i possession of the farm on February lirst. Mr. Boinking has us yet ; made no detinte arrangements as to whut he will do. but it is possible he will again enter into active farm i ing. This big land deal was made jby the enterprising and hustling firm of Hull, Son and Fulk who lire now head over heels in the real estutu business and have some Inr ther large deals to make in a low days.

I BUY NEW TEAM. Horses Formerly Owned bv Melvin Wolfe Go to Geneva. The team of horses owned by Melvin Wolfe, the young man who was murdered by John Terrell last July, has been sold to the Illinois Oil company, of Geneva. This team will replace a team which has been g landmark of tho oil fields for years. Since the time when sucker rod pulling was new to Hoosiers, old “Fred ’’ and “Nan," two horses owned by Geneva parties, have been pulling rods. In the lust fifteen years that team has pulled more than 800 miles of sucker rods. If the rods were placed end to end they would easily cover that distance. Last week old “Fred” died and the company was compelled to get a new team. Learning that the Wolfe team was for sale they contracted for it at once and next week will see the new horses at work i pulling rods. , ROUTES ORDERED Rural Service at Monroe and Berne. Dispatch Says That the Carriers Will Begin on These Routes February Ist. The three new routes from Berne I and one from Monroe which were inspected six weeks ago and which ; were expected to lie in operalion I before this, time have finally been ordered by the government and will positively start February first. A telegram from Washington, I). (J. savs: These Indiana rural routes have lieen ordered established February 1: Berne, Adams county, ad ditional service route' Nos. .2, 3, I and I. length of routes sixty six j miles, population served, 1.544; Monroe Adams county, route No.l, ' length of route twenty one miles, population served 567; Sheldon. A] Ilen county, route No. 1. length of; route twenty four miles, population i served 675. This is good news to { Adams county people who appreci ute rural routes and who had be- | gun to fear the proposed new ones a i ■ joke. Nothing is said in the dis- ■ ' patch concerning new routes out of; Geneva and they have apparently ! | not been allowed nor has the new | No 7 out of Decatur, but they will , probably come later. MONROE SURPRISE. ■ Home of James Hendricks a Happy Scene Yesterday. Mrs. J. A. Hendricks the Grand Rapids' agent's wife of Monroe was taken by surprise yesterday. After the morning train arrived Mrs. D. B. Roop of Pleasant Mills. Mts. G. W. Roop of Decatur and Mrs. Harry Cordua and Mrs. Will Cordim and their families of Decatur and Mrs. James Gerard of Fort Wayne all came in the buck door and demanded their dinner which was forth coining and the day was passed in usual old fashioned way us you know that Monroe folks ure not us stylish us Decatur folks, and Mrs. Hendricks and Grandma Hendricks were glad to see them, even if they were not looking lor them. Come again if you enjoyed the day and bring your friends along and we will have a good time again, say the Hendricks family.

FAIR ASSOCIATION MEETS I 1 Are in Session at Berne Today.

WILL SELL MORE STOCK I T. H. Harris Resigns on Account of Health. ——— Another Meeting to be Held Next Month.—Fair will Probably be Held Sept. 27-30. : Special to the Daily Democrat. Berne, Ind., Dec. 29—The annual meeting of Great Northern Indiana Fair Association is in session here I today, with a good attendance of members. The meeting is an imI portant one as at this time arrange- ; ments fqr the coming fair are alI - • - - COURT NEWS. I Bi£ Case Begins Next Tuesday. Will Occupy Rest of Term. Other Business of Importance, Civil and Probate. I I I Judge Erwin was able to conduct court a few hours today, though he is not entirely recuperated. Business was transacted as follows: George E. McKean, surveyor vs Joseph J. Dailey, cause consolidut- ; ed with similar case against Du vid son Muttox. William D Rinehart i vs Jessie E. Moore et ul report of full payment of purchase money, distribution ordered. Joseph W. ’ Moser vs Mary E. Waller, cause dis I missed and costs paid. Cornelius Kiting vs Toledo, St Louis and | Western Ry. Co., appearance by Beatty tor defendant. Next Tuesday morning a trial will begin in circuit court here which will occu py the rest of tho term, it is lie licved. It is the case of Thomas Taylor es. al vs David D. Studabak er, from Wells county, suit to set aside conveyance, and quiet title. When this case* was previously tried in Wells county it required over three weeks. Eichhorn ASmith arc attorneys for plaintiff. In probate court, the final settle ment was allowed and udimnistru 1 trixwas ditehurged in Abraham, Brnndylierry estate.* In the Charles , I*. Ehingerjestate Mary Ehinger, ad I mrx.. was ordered to assign to min or children, $311(1(1 of Niblick A’Co., stock and ♦ 150 to Mary C. Ehinger, iilsu notes and telephone stock to ■ Mary (I. Ehinger. Num Louthan! [estate, final account allowed. I

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ways begun. It is assured that the 1904 fair will lie bigger and better than ever-, this being the determination of every member present today. Shortly after the meet, ing was called to order the secretary read the resignation of T. H. Harris |us a member of the associaton and ' the announcement was a complete ’ surprise. Mr. Harris has always I been an active worker and until last | j fall has served as secretary. He resigns on account of his rapidly failing health. The association voted to return him his money invested and this was done. His stock was then voted to Calvin Teeter of Jefferson township. A j motion that the membership which is now about forty two be increased to fifty, carried, hut only farmers may purchase said stock. The ujKiintments were not made today or was the exact date chosen but it will probably be September 27 to 30. Another meeting is to be held the latter part of next month. 1 OIL MAN HERE. Mr. Shively of South Bend Files a Transfer. Dudley M. Shively, a millionaire oil man from South Bend was in the city this morning, attending to business. He fill'd papers with recorder Gallogly which transfers the property of the Royal Oil Com pany to the Universal Oil Company. Mr. Shively is a prominent attorney and a cousin of Benjamin Shivley the well known democratic leader, who was a candidate for governor in 1896. REVOLTING SCENE Electric Chair Worked Badly. Judge Kerston Has Decided That Car Barn Bandits be Tried January 6th. BpecUil u> Dally Duniocrut, Auburn, N. Y. I>ee. 29—Frank White, a negro, was electrocuted today for the murder of George ('afire, a farmer'of Oswego county. The electrocution was disgusting and frightful. At the fourth con tact of the electricity the victim gnarled. Dr. Stem of Buffalo I fainted undevery spectiitoi was hot: ■ ■rifled. After six contacts Wliife ■ was declared dead. |'l Io Chicago, 111.. Dec. 29—Judge KOr iton today decided that the four car bum murderers be iriedtogetlw '.on Jiinuary 6th. i M