Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. ■VIIHY EVIMNG. KXCFPT SUNDAY, BY UEW Q. EL.UINGHAIVI. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week 1 O<‘ By carrier, per year $4.00 By mail, per month 25*’ By mall, per year $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents, Advertising rates made k nown on application Kntered !n the post office at Decatur. Indiana, as second-class* mail matter. J. H. HELLER. Manager. •TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT® I Announcements. eLXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXIXXxJ JOINT STATE SENATOR. We are authorized to announce the name ofl JciUn W Tyndall of Decatur, as a candidate! for Joint senator, subject to the decision of the democratic primary election io be held I January 15. 19V4. W<» are authorized to herein announce the name of J. E. Snow as a candidate for Joint ! st;Uv Senator for the district composed of I \ dams and Alien counties. Adatn< county’s} •it’ll gates tn the nominating convention *ubect to the decision of the democratic primary [ election to be held on Friday, January 1\ 1904 REPRESENTATIVE We arc authorized to announce the name of 8. W. Hale, of Genet a, as n candidate tor Representative: subject to the decision of ; ibe Democratic primary election, to be held _ Friday. January 15, HOI. We are authorized to announce the name of ' Henry Dirkson ot Preble township, as a can didate for Representative: subject to ih»- dr- « Kiou of the Democratic, primary election, to be held Friday. January 15, 1904. We are authorized to announce the nameoi Dr. J. W. Vizard, of Pleasant Mills, as a caudate for representative; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to tn? held Friday. January 15, 19W, PROSECUTOR. We are authorized to announce the name of John < Moran, of Decatur. a> a candidate for re-election as Prosecuting Attorney lor the twenty-slith judicial circuit; subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Elec- I lion, to be held Friday. January 15,1'.HM. We arc authorized to announce the name of S. A. M. Butcher, of Geneva, as a candi- 1 date tor Prosecuting Attorney for the tw< ntybixty judicial circuit; subj4*et to th« <k< Lsion of rhe Democratic primary election, to Im held Friday. January 15. AUDITOR. Wo are authorized to announce the name of D. Lewton. of Decatur. a> a candidate tor Auditor of Adams county; subject to the derision <>f the Democratic primary election, to be neld Friday. January 15, 1904. Wean authorized to announce the name of Phil Scbug. ot Berne, as a candidate for | Auditor of Adams county: juhject to the de- ’ vision ot the Democratic primary election, to be heid Friday, January 15 r.'Oi. We are authorized to announce the name' of T. II Brtltz.ell. of Washington township, as a candidate for Auditor «»f Adam-» county, for one term only: subject to the derision • ' the Democrat i«* pric-wry election, to beheld Friday, January 15. PJO4 We are authorized to announce the name of Al Fristoe. of Decatur. n> a cauiidate f«»r Auditor ot Adams County: subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday. January 10, J9U We arc authorized to announce the name < f D. D. Coflee, of Decatur as a cand date L r Auditor ot Adams county; sub. •‘-t to the de- • ci-ion o’ the [Acmocratio primary election, to be held Friday. January 15 1104 SHERIFF- *j We are authorized to annoum’e the name <-f Albert Butler as a candidate for re-election SL-rlfl .f Ada .., county: *ubje t to the ] decision ot the Ih mocratic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15. 19u1.' BIUVEFOR. We are authorized to announce the name j ofGeorze E. McKean, of Decatur, a- a <n.didst e for re-< »eetion a« -urveyor of Adam* < county: subject to the Democratic primary election. to be held Friday. January 15, 1904. Wear** authorized to ; nnouncethe name < of L. L. Baumgartner as a candidate for Surveyor of Adams county: subject <» the decision of the Democratic primary election to beheld Friday. January 15.1904. We are authorized to announce the name of i W. V. Buck master, of Jefferson tuwnehip a* | a candidate forsurveyor of Adams county; | •ebjeet to the d» risi >n of the Democratic , primary election, to be held January 15. 1904. I COMMISSIONER We are authorized to announce the name of David Werling. of Preble township, as a candidate for re-election a* commi—ioner/tf the first district of Adams county: subject to the decision of the Democratic primary elec tion. to be held Friday, January 15. 1904. We are authorized to announce the name of Jacob Ahnvt. of Jefferson township, as a ••undidate for re-elect ion a- commissioner of th* ttdrd district; subject to the decisoi) ot the, Democratic primary election. tube held on ! Friday. January 15. r<M. We are authorized toaunoun<*<- the name of iMvrid RunyiMi of French townsb p IO« a candidate lot « icniui’si »nerof Third Dintriet; subject to the decision of the democratic primary election to be held Friday. January 15. 1304. CORONER We are author/'«i to announ<-<-the namt of Dr ’ 11. S’henk. of Herne, a- a candidal** for re-elect ion a- < ’oromT of Adatn- county: subject to the decfiinri of the Democratic primary election, to lie held Friday. January ' 15, 1904. Wean • m hori/ed to announce the name! of John 8. FaU. ot Washington toauMinp. a candidate for < oronot of Adams county . M’lhject to ihe deei«i«in of the hcm<»<’ratlc Primary election, to Im held Frida? . January 15. 19U*. We ar<- anthorizetl f•» announce thr name nf Usurer iu’iimgrr. as a cm.did ie for the nomination lot asse-sor of Blue <*t«*rk township, subject io the decision of the Demo crauc primary election tn be held Friday 1 January 15. 1«H. We are authorized to announce t he name of William Zimmerman ns aeandlduie fm A--sessor of Kirki.'tud town-hip: siibjrrt to the decision of the (lemocra:! primary rh’uthMi. to he held Friday. January 15. p.hh. Wear** authorized to announce the name of Nick II Wagner ol Decatur, as a <’an<il•lst« for Ass*-s »r ot Washing! »n town-hip Subject tn the derision ot the democratic primary election to be held Fr.ila v. January 15. 1904. We are author i/cd to announce the name of Albert MHider a- a randhl tte for ass* ssor of Washington township. 'Uihjvrt io ihe dr clsl n of the drnuwrath* primary rlvclion to be held January |5. l'J»4. We are authorized to announce the name nt Joseph M Peele as candidate for A .*• —or of Jrifet s >n township- subject tn t tor d»-ci-lon of fbe Democratic • lection to be hehl Friday. January. 13. HAH We are authorized to announce tin- name of Dsvld 8. Manlier, as a C’Oidldeti for v—•or of I’nlon township, subject to the derUlon of fhr llemorraliv primary election. | to to held Friday. January 15.19U4. We un- authorized to announce the name of Wil lam l onnol »*u candidate tor Am*cs-<n nf PreMr towndur: siibjrrt to thr drcl-i* n nt the drtruwni’ir |r lne«ry election to lie held ] Frhlay. January 13. 1901. TRI’STEE We are authorized to ann» i»rre thr rame of J. W Mer ’ma r ns .» r,.n<i tin . • f r 11 u-n vol Idn* < r* » k town-ill**; *u»j rt i the l«« lsion M s 3 nifters tir’ftih’V eh’t 11. n. tn In hvid F.i-iU/. January E». i

| We are authorized to announce the mime | of Caleb B. Andrews as candidate for Trustee j of Washington township; subject to the de- > cision of the Democratic primary election, to ’ be held Friday, January 15. 1904. d We are authorized to announce the name nf Louis Kleine as a candidate for Trustee of Preble township: subject to the decision of; the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday. January 15. 1904. Weave authorized to announce the name of j James K. N iblick, of Jiecatur. as a candidate j for Trustee ot Wa-hliigfon township: subject , to the decision of the Democratic nrimary ■ election, to be held Friday, January 15, HMM. We lire authorized to announce the name 'of Lewis < Miller as candidate for Trustee of W asb.ngton township; subject to the delusion of the Democraiic primary election to be held Friday, January 15. 1901. We are authorized io announce the name of Wm. Hoile a* candidate for trustee of I uion township: subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election to be held Friday, January 15. hmm. We are authorized to announce the name of L. N. Grandstafl as candidate for Trustee of Root township. Subject to thvcdeclsion of the democratic primary election to be held Friday. January 15, 1904. Wo are authorized to announce thenatO' I ot Edward Luttman as candidate for trustee ' of Root township: subject to the decision of rhe Democratic primary election to be held ! Friday. January 15, 1904. We an* authorized to announce the name of William Koidewey as a candidate for Truster of Preble township: sulije«*t to the decision i of the democratic primary election to be held Friday, January 15. J AM. ! We artaufhorized to announce the name of John Fruechte as a candidate for Trust«*eof Preble township: subject to the decision ol ! the democratic primary election to be held ! Friday, January 15. 190 L w»- are authorized to announce the nan.e of , David J. Dilling as a candidate for Trustee • of Preble township; subject to the deci-ton . of the democratic p> imary election to be held ' Friday. January 15, 1901. We are authorized to announce the name of George M T. Houck, s- candidate for Trustee of Kirkland township, subject to the 1 decision of the Democratic primary to lx? • held January 15. 1904. i We are authorized to announce the name of James A. Steele as a candidate for Trustee of Kirkland township: subject to the decision of the Democraiic primary el-K’tion. to be held Friday. January 15. 1904. A GREAT SHOW. “Human Hearts” Pleased Small Crowd. Company Were at Their Best and Gave the Audience a Good Entertainment. 'Human Hearts” an idealised >tury of life in the Arkansas Hills was presented last evening at Basse's opera house by W. E. Nanke-! ville with a carefully chosen company. and to the theatre going pub ilc was certainly a revelation. Al } though the show wa* -itterdi <1 by a small crowd those who braved the cold, well received their money’s worth, regardless of he small audience they carried their play

ARE HAVING A LIVELY SCRAP

Indianapolis. Dec. 31. —If .John L. Griffiths becomes a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor there will be a lively scrap in this county. The friends of W. L. Taylor [ I don’t propose that he shall be set aside) here for anyone. They say t.-ifllths) had his chance In the last two campaigns, and they are determined that i Taylcr shall have the delegation. Th”' chances are that Taylor will get It : whether or not Griffiths runs, as most of the men who will l>eln control will be tor him first and last, as he has always stood by them. They do not I | forget that he was very active for them In the recent city campaign, although a number of the so-called lead-) ers gave them a double cross. The re-> ports that Taylor will not have hi.’ own district are sent out for the purport of h trtlng him and are without any foundation. It would be misrepresenting the sit- , nation to say that there was no Hanna sentiment among the Republican* ni the love-feast. It would tie unfair toi say that there was a lot of antißoosevelt feeling. It was just as true that' Senator Hanna stviDtil to i.e a geteral favorite as It was that the onpoi si.ion to the president was not of al bitter nature A iot of Republicans openly express I their preference fori Senator I'.inns. but at the same tin ■) they explained that they wore not bitter against President Roosevelt and' that they did not believe the latter I would lie opposed for the nomination.: The most pronounced opponent of the' president was Hiram Brownlee of MsI rlon. former judge of th-* superior ' court of Howard and Grant counties, a 1 very able politician and lawyer, but i he was not trying to < rente any trouble. He believes very firmly In Sen ator Hanna ami Ro expressed himself Indiana will rn doubt he for Presltic-t Roosevelt, but the tnli. during tin- lovefeast left tin- impression there mfalr ) u - "o telling Wiiat we ld hnmw u If • *

through as though playing to a packed house and at every climax the actors and actresses were applauded. The company is one oi the strongest of this kind that will probably ever be seen .at Decatui I again this sesuon and praisi ■ toward their good work is unlimit 1 ed. At times the during the pluy the crowd were in an uproar and at other times tears could be seen • glistening in almost every eye in ’ the audience. The east was well ■ balanced and every person in the play was a star at his or her work. The crowd seemed wrapped up in ■ the work of George W. Murdock as ’ as Tom fxigan and in fact everyone | of the company are entitled to have a few good things said about them. ; If any time in the future this com ‘ I pany should think of giving a re- .! turn date here they will uadoubted ly be greeted by a large audience, at least that is what a company of this kind deserves. NEW PRESIDENT. Clover Leaf Railway Has New Head. Norton Goes Out and Shontz Assumes Command on January 15th. At the meeting of the lioard of directors, held Monday in New York, new officers were elected for the (.'lover Leaf, and is a matter ot genuine surprise to learn that President Benjamin Norton has lieen let out. The new president of the Clover Leaf is Theodore P. Shontz, president of the "Thr. e Is" railroad prior to its absorption by the i Lake Shore. The election of Mr. I Shontz no doubt means many O'hanges not only in the ofii<'ial fam-; ; ily of the road but also in its policy. } Th" Clover Leaf bieng an indepen-, dent line, has proved a thorn in the ] side of its large competi n>r< < *nlv i two weeks ago the chairman of the I 'Western Passenger Association! issued a confilenti 1 o icular u-cul -ing the road of eo«ting its western I j connections between $200,000 und| $;jo<».ooo by manipulating ticket*' to the Pacific Coast through scalpers. The freight department also has been accused of irrt-gular prac tices.

there should be more than one avowed candidate in the field. There were a number of men at the i love-feast who are looking a long ways ahead John Dyer of Hammond, for i instance, served notice that he will be a candidate for state treasurer in 1906. I He was a candidate last year, ami he ’ proposes to go Into the race as soon aa Nat Hill has served two terms. Tom Millikan of Newcastle was another long-distance candidate for state treasurer He made the raee last year and will go in again when Hill is through. Frank Doran of Laporte, who was one of the love-feast crowd, will be a candidate for auditor of state when /Dave Sherrick has done. The active candidates at the meeting were Frank Smith of I-awrenceburg. 11. F Corwin of Greencastle. George Sell of Corydon, and L. V. Nash of Tipton who want to l>e reporter of the supreme ami appellate courts: Hanly. Taylor ami Hunt for governor, and ferry Newby for lieutenant governor. Chari, s A. Hookwaiter former mnv or of Indianapolis, who lias become a prominent figure In state politics, was one of the Interesting men at the lovefeast. He made a great hit in » neat ; little speech he made just at the dose of the meeting. Os fine presence ami a political speaker of marked ability. | he made n lasting Impression. Every . man In the audience knew of him by ’ reputation only, but it is safe to say : when he finished that he had a lot ■ more friends than when he began. It has l>e«u salt' frequently of Ikvokwaller that had h* come Into politics surrounded by better men he would have been one of the rej) leaders of his party in the state As It Is his good friends are pred'eting that ho will "come again.” and the talk that Is going the rounds about hie) now ns a. probable candidate for mgr"** sht.vt 'hat he 't 11 has a following that npo«--’ c tnil 'e - ..-c !i> him. *

| THEY ARE HERE. The Glee Band and Orchestra. i Twenty-Two YoumJ Men Arrived From Bluffton This Noon and Show Here This Evening. [ The Indiana University Glee Club arrived hero from Bluftton this noon and are being entertained ! by alumni and students in this city i There are twenty two young men in the club, each and every one of whom appears to be a perfect gen-1 tiemen. The boys are all highly | ■ elated over their success this year, and say they have received the i I most courteous treatment every I where they have been. The boys ; sang before the Democratic < 'onven- ! timi this afternoc n. and Mr. Shock '1 demonstrated his abiilty as a light ning sketch artist. The club is one j that any university might he proud i of, and while alive to social swirls. [ ’ they never lose sight of their mission. The club comes well recom mended, and reports from Bluffton say that the singing was the best ever heard in that city while the orchestra and hayst-od band can not i lie excelled. Certain it is that all the young men an<l their director have >i pleasing ixrsonality and wei feel assured that their entertain ment tonight will be of a high order ( Several social functions which were' billed for tonight have lieen declar-. ed off. and others have lieen postpone I’till later in the evening so that all will have an opportunity of hearing these superb singers. A | I reader, an artist, and two soloist*! J together with a Ixmd and orchestra ' j will make the program suetlieiently i varied to suit the fast. *of all. Tie entertainment will hegin'at eight jo'clock thi* evening at the M. E 1 ; church. admis*ion 50 and 25 cents A SUDDEN DEATH. Young Man Known in This County, Died at Columbus. Word was received at this place this morning by Mrs. .1. Nagel and Mrs. Frank Morgan that their brother. John Harmon who has been visiting relative* ar Columbus for several days past, died at eleven Io clock last night. Harmon went ’ to Columbus last week to attend the funeral of his cousin Murray Flatt, who was killed in a railroad wreck near that city, and after the I funeral be concluded to remain in the city for a few days to visit rel , atives and was the guest at the , home of his c< usin Mrs. Kate ■ Schrader where his death occurr ' ed. When he lef- St. Mary.* he was in the lie.st of health and the ( announcement »4 Li.* death this . morning was a great shock to hi* • sisters here.J He. was a son of Pit Harmon, formerly of this place, . but who is now making his home with his daughter, at Geneva. Ind. The remains will arrive here this . evening.—St. Marys (Ohio) News ■ Mr. Harmon was quite well known ‘! in this county. THE BON TONS. I Held First;Session in Month Last Night. The Bon TonJ'lub met lust even ing for the first time in one month at the home of Miss Kate Mylott. They indulged in the old fashioned giime of ja-dro and it took twelve games to decide the winners but Mlmm-m LoIHe Meits-rs nn <l Clara Lunge managed to show ahead of the rest, while Mis. Edna Crawford and Gertrude Bremerkamp. po<, r ! girlti, got only the boobies an d j n i strueted to read up on "Hoyle \ I fine four course lunch was served l and during the progress of aameM r ! Andrew Mylott rendered . venal selw-tion* to the plrtisure of .. the rlnb. The girls meet nert T<ie«. |day evening with Miss C' liril Ling... ■ I

~ roe doll. -I'-.--Tw . or all kind., ta-kow-soeod .0 B “ k “ X ’ "X-A »>“ to s >'’ l,,,n ' l S“'l* cn ’ ' r B K r« ■ to Fred MftiUnd. B- ■ - oblige. L ost-A silk colored purse Thurs dav morning, contained a five dollar bi!! and a silver obllar.Fmder kmdly leave at this office. Private funds to loan on city property at lowest rate lege of partial payments, lire catur Abstract and Loan Co. -a.dtf Monev to loan on farms nt lowest rate of interest. Any sum any length of time and privilege of partial payments. The DecaturAbstruct and Loan Go., The undersigned has his mail boxes anil any of those who purchased may j have their’s whenever they wish. Any one not having boxes can order one at any time. Jonathan Burkhead, Agent. 2w Ten thousand dollars private I funds left with us to loan on Decatur real estate,first mortgage. Low rate of interest. Will loan in sums of SSO upwards. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co. 25<dtf WANT MORE MONEY Indiana Teachers Complain at Their Inadequate Pay. Indianapolis. l>oc. m.—While the Indian school leachcrs have not tacked a strike not'ce on the door of the little red schoolhouse at the convention of the Indiana State Teachers' associa tion. they came near doing so. A deli- I nite and determined notice was given i the state that at no distant time Indiana must pay "living-wages to teach- j era. One session of the sta'e associa i i tion was given over entirely to the dis- i I mission of wages and requirements of I Indiana teachers, and the different i summaries were boiled down by Prof. I 0. P Kinsey in the statement that a half-dozen good, healthy milk cows were capable of making more money forth- r owner in one year than the ivera ana teacl r was atde to earn. Leadine up to the pre--rtation of ' this :: ;b.:<-ct. Mr. t'atr made an interI esting review of wages paid teachers I in Indiana and wages paid to other i workers. “I ! i< e." he said, "that if I ' the propio who arc depending on the ■ sch- of the -late really knew tine ' i pay the teache-s are receiving, that • , they would not he slow in supporting i our cry for better recognition. The I < question is chiefly an economic one. I ! It must be conceded that one must ' i live The average salary of the 15.301 I i public school teachers of Indiana in j 1!>02-3 was for the year, or I i less than XI for each working dav t There were 10.,',91 countiv teachers who received on an average a salary j of only s2*;'->o. The l.ctlO town teachers averaged JH7 12 "The salanes of the S.9M city teach- I »rs were on an average. U16.6C. or 11 22 for ea< b working -lay Os the entire n .mla>r of teachers Including city and county superintendenta. only about 25t> received a salary of more than Jl.oiw a year. There were 181 l-ersons who received salaries ranging from Jl.ooO to SI.400; :!7 from $1.5u0 to Si U-hi; H from Si.ooo to $2,400; 4 from $2 .’.oo to S2.9iki; i even 53."00. and one $1,2.00. of remaining 10.000 and more, or 98> a |>er cent of the whole, not one received a salary of I SI,OOO. "From the alwve It is evident that only a comparatively few persons can afford Io engage in public school work as a permanent profession. They cannot afford to make the necessary preparation. They cannot afford to remain In the profession. These eco nomic facts account for the large number of boys and girls who play aschool leaching. These facts explain why nearly one-third of the teachers leave the profession annually, and why so few persons t-ecome and remain truly professional teachera " Brakeman on Work Train Killed. Terre Haute. Ind . Dec. 31.—Robert Ballard, a brakeman on a work train on the w- st end of the Vandalia railway. was killed l.y falling from a Ing car to the frozen ground. The body was brought to the home of ids mother b< re. He had been In the em ploy of the road for a month, most ,<f the time on the Indianapolis division Frozen to Death. Brazil. Ind Dee The body of ■ man who had frozen to death was found In the yard of ex Judge s D Foffei of the supreme court, and was ; dentlfled H s William Akre. a farmer ! Ilvlnr near Fontanet. It Is known that he bad In-en drinking and hr<l started hnme It „ b-lleved he H#l ( ,„ wn (o test and was overcome by ths cold. Rioter Sentenced. TUmil'on. O„ Dee 2,!. ,j nR p ph Rp[ ■> who CroatP<l a riot al Oxford. O Oct 1 while re ß | Rl | nR arJW a|)(| ngr rawly < scaped lynching, has been senrneetl to twenty-dve years- imprison\V i A '’" r * hoo,ln « Marshal Woo-lruff and Deputy Mt!ir od h- also a' John A. Wright, wound ng have since rccov.-red and the is an accumulative one for sho< j

Monroe Agent. Mr. Jonathan BurkheaQ , I bt-en apiaainted agent forth,, and Weekly Democrat f ur 4 ' I and vicinity ami is authorial take subscriptions and n - '' >f Notice. The following merchants I clostt their places of btisi nWs Friday at 12 o’clock: ivip-bu' 5 ■ Molt/.. M. Fullenkump c p ~ $ l Niblick & Co. .35c drees dolls 25c. Rar-lo.t . Santa Claus headquarters a t ; I Racket store. Chicago & North Western is !t I only double track railway h- tw Chicago and Missouri river. For Sale—A brand new |2O Wi I son heatirig stove for soft coa] <. I gotxi condition and will *, n ■ Inquire at this office. 'Tilj' I Lost—A leather ixs-ket h-mkr,,] turning six dollars in pa]s r In u r , I and visiting cards. Please ■ to this office and receive 299dfl Hf Through Pullman sleeping ears >, California points via Iron M ÜBta , I route, leaving St. Louis s : ;jo aE I dailv for Los Angeles via "Tr>- I Southern Route." also tourist sleep-. I ears on this same train for Los Ar" I geles and San Francisco every We-. I nesdav and Thursday. Best wist, I route to California. For further - I formation call on or address (I. i I Deane. Jr. T. P. A.. 200 Sentim 1 B.j I Indianapolis, Ind. SH

Santa . Claus Headquarters! Best and cheapest place it I Decatur to buy your Pffllfl P’S I bill 111 w. I If I MS FOR CHRISTMAS. Special prices to Schools I and Churches Xmas Trees all sizes and I prices. Peoples’ I I Restaurant Wm. Doehnnan. Propr K

MONEY TO LOH, ! z I THE DECATUR ABSTRACT & LOAN I COMPANY. (iXCOMPORATEO) A large autn of PRIVAI I’ iM has lieen placed with uh n city property and farms. I or red tape in making loan* I rates of interest. We are able to*''®' ■ all loans on the same day yl i<» e v - I application. Will loan in I SU) up, on one to five year* ■ privilege of partial payment*. * ■ company can also furnish ab-flrai.’ ■ title on short notice to any I ie.ll estate in Adams einintv. J IMlt'ATl R ABSTIMt T v 1 ’ ■ CO. Rooms 3 and I. I block. fo' (W ■