Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 1 January 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

WEW COUNTY OFFICERS 1 1 is Now Clerk Gerber and ReI corder Cloud. Hi —

H IJEGUN DUTIES | TODAV. a Word About the Two I New Officials. ■hev Grasp the Reins in a Eu»in ess-Like Manner. Their Deputies. I Today was an important one the court house and csjx'eial■v for David Gerber and Clinton C. who assumed the duties of Bounty clerk and county recorder Respectively. They took charge of in a matter of fuct way and ■jl conduct the officers in a ■borough and business like manner, ■i th have had years experience in ■en'ing with the public and are ■(table, genial men who will meet ■he public and attend to their Mi-ants in away that will prove tii'-t ■atisfactory to everyone c<>nc< n.-d were nominated at the primary held Friday, ■ blowing November. At this tune short history of these public ors may be of interest Da WECATUR SOCIETY ■fenced Old Year Out I and New Year In. ■ Black Rag" Club Continur Their Gayeties With a Bali at the Entre Nous Club. | The revelries of the Black Rag ■still oontnue and last evening they ■'ntertainod a large number of th it ■ ung friends at a fashionulb Dill ■it the Entre Nous club rooms lin ■udl wus beautifuly decorated wit it ■j’.ib colors and artificial palms

Bl'de electric lights were covered Both all colors of tissue j>u|*r g» v ; Bug the room pleasing effect .mil, Banned upon the Ince cutains holly ■ Bgaloro. The ball opened precisely B<t nine o'clock and the orchestra [was kept busy (rein then until Bute hoar. The dancers appreeiat Bed the work of the musicians, the Bmisic wus famished by /I’rne I ri~ Bt'.n ling time orchestra and a- iisiiu ■ Have perfect satisfaction 1 111 Bneinbers of the club are eretainly tending themselves to the limit Bhis this week in the way of 1 ut« ■tiunmont and will long be irn.em B’ercd by their friends. The In B'ill be entertained this afteiii " n B’.v Miss Lucile Bryson end " ' Bbc.-de Beery at the home o. th Bformer and another good tine Mocked for.

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I vid Gerber is a native of this I county, having been born in Wa- ; bash county March 1, 1861. He resided on the old home farm until 1881 , then ho removed to Berne and formed a partnership with Eli , Sprungor in the meat market busi[noss, afterwards branching into ■ the wholeasle stock business. In J 189„ the firm sold their interests jat Berne and came to this city ; where the engaged in similar business, operating the large packing establishment now owned by Fred Seheiman. They sold out in 1899 and since that time have been engaged in importing draft horses. . Mr. Gerber has made several trips to Europe and is known as a sueoessful business man. Clinton C. Cloud won his nomination after a stiff fight against eight strong candidates, thus proving his popularity. He is one of the best known citizens lof this community, having lived here since he was two years old. ■I He was born in Cincinnati. August 20, 1817, coming to Adams county : with his parents in 1849. They lo- : cated just west of Decatur, where ■ the subject has lived ever since, i Since a boy he has been engaged in I farming and teaming. Fourteen i years ago he started a dairy farm . | and has since paid considerable ati tention to that business, which • will now be assumed by his son. f He has been a life long democrat • and the office he now assumes is' t well merited. His daughter will assume the duties of deputy recor-, ■ der. In the clerk’s office Paul Baum-; . | gartner, who has served for several' > years as deputy treasurer, will now : act as deputy clerk and his duties • will be well performed. We cordially greet the new county officers. 'j LET HIM GO. Vile Tramp Taken Into Custody. Ordered to Leave Town. II Pat Rafferty who is Irish by descent and has the mark of Ireland printed in on his face in bold letters 1 but known by the hoys in town as , ‘Santa Claus’’ was arrested this J morning by Marshal Cordua on a charge of vagrancy. He was taken before ’Squire Smith who on seeing r the dirty condition of the man had more respect for the county jail’ than to send him there, as he was loaded with lice and filth. The !’Squire after giving him a severe ’ lecture on cleanliness and showing l him a bar of soap, likial to frighten I the fellow to death and taking advantage of this ordered him n to leave town ut once, and if he y was ever seen about here any more r he would order him taken to the 11 river and given a bath. Pat accepte ed the terms and at once left the 11 city. -

THE YEAR’S RECORDS, i; I i 1 i> St. Mary’s Church SUtislics Read This r Morning. At the New Years services nt the j I St *Marvs ('utholc churelt ties morn <J ing Rev. H. Theo. Wilkens read u.s statement lor the past year, mth<j. ohur eh. During the twelve months there have been twelve deaths in the church, eight adnlts and four ehUren; seven converts; thirty I seven baptisms; and seventeen.! marriages. The church has maibsome improvements tins year m eluding a modern and satisfactory ; j mi; with Which all the large . buildings are madecomfortabledm ing these cold snaps. I

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY I, 1904.

MAKES REPORT. A. Van Camp Home From Tremont, Ohio. Commercial Club Will Move Albion Manufacturing Company Here. A Van Camp is home from Tremont, Ohio, where he was investigating the plant and affairs of the Alhion Manufacturing Company for the Commercial Club,mention of which was made in these colums a week or ten days ago. The report of Mr. Van Camp finds the members of the company ns being gentlemen of credit, and their plant one that employs from fifteen to twenty men every day in the year. They manufacture a cheap grade of furniture, the sale of which finds a ready market,and the profits satisafotory to those engaged therein. They want better railroad facilities is the cause assigned for the change and it is a sufficient one. At a meeting at the Commercial Club this afternoon a vote of thanks was extended Mr. VanCamp for his interest in the matter. They agree to oome here for the expense of moving, which will be something more than |2OO, and this amount will be raised by the club. Some of the gentlemen eon nected with the concern were ex- \ ported here this afternoon but they ■ failed to come. As soon as they reach the city the matter will be ; clos’d up. SEWER ACCEPTED Council Adopts Report on Assessments. ii 'I ■ Third Session of the Week Held and all Sewers, Branches and Street Improvements Approved. * I ' I

The city council held their third s]>ecial continued session for the week yesterday afternoon and accepted the report of the commissioners on the assessments to projierty owners, for the Marshall street sewer. A number of objections were tiled but the council sustained the report and the assessments must be paid to the city treasurer within ten days or the sanw will stand as a line against the property and Umds will be issued to pay for the improvement. A similar action has been taken on the Erwin,Miller. Meyer branches and the Monroe stns-t sewer extension ns well ns upon the Rugg and Fornax street improvements, us may be seen from an announcement by City Clerk Hower elsewhere in this issue. Unless the assessments are paid within ten days they will draw Interest from December HO, 11103. At yesterday's meeting all numbers were present excepting .Mr.Stettler. Mayor Coffee was absent and Mr. Corhett acted as chairman of the meeting.

I FROM HIS COUSIN. Sheriff Butler Mears First Time in Many Years. Someone kindly sent F.J.Hcnder- 1 , ' son of Poplar Bluff, Missouri the I Daily Democrat during the recent murder trial and in reading same he discovered that his cousin, Albert Butler is sheriff of this county. He immediately wrote a letter to his relative and sheriff Butler was surprised this morning to j hear from his cousin, the first time i in twenty live years. Mg, Renderson has been police Judge-of Popular Bluff for twelve years’and" during that time has tried 2958 cases. He says murder trials are frequent there, no less than three occuring each year and quite often the death penalty is inflicted. A SOCIAL EVENT. ! Mr. and Mrs. Hensley Entertain Friends. i i r • j A Happy Crowd Enjoy Pedro. Delicious Luncheon and Other ‘i . • Luxuries. ■ I 3 — A happy crowd watched the old * j year out and the new year in at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D M. Hcnsi ’ey last evening and the event was i me of the most pleasant recorded ’ i in the history of the Y’oungMatrons ■Club, the nwmbers of which and I their husbands were the guests. The crowd were all present at nine io’clock and progressive pedro was' indulged in for about two hours, j nine games being played, each a (close and interesting one, which proved the contestants evenly matched. A riot almost occurred at one period of the race when it was discovered that Harry Moltz I had brib'd the game score and had more games to his credit than had tbeen played. A compromise was finally agreed upon and the games proceeded. Mrs, .1. H. Heller won first ladies prize, a beautiful silver spoon, suitably engraved for the occasion while Harry Moltz. captured I honors f r his sex and wus awarded I a silver grip tag. XV. A. Lower was > given one booby and the ladies d consolation went to .but there our life was threatened if we gave any details concerning this prize and wo cannot knowingly thus ■ tempt fate; must for once acknowledge that we have been bought off. From eleven o’clock until the chimes announceing New Years day rang out the crowd, just eat, 'an amusement which may seem d common place enough to our reade era, but which was the happiest •- hour of a happy event to the huni-! gry creatures who proceeded to dey j vour the delicacies set before them. 11 The cigars that followed tasted sol s I good that not a man had the pervo 1 to "swear off’’ and Arthur Rose it actually "awore on." It wus a i- pleasant society event and every d one present are willing to affix their .1 hand and seal to this statement. e' n FATHER IS ILL. e t , i T. M. Reid and Wife Called to v Canada. I T. M. Reid, the popular traveling v salesman, received a message an nonliving that his father who resid h es at Everett. Ontario was very sick and but small hopes for his recovery ■ are entertained ns he is a very old . man. Mr. and Mrs. Reid left immediately for Everett.

IN THEIR NEW QUARTERS ■■ The Postoffice Was Moved Last Night.

OPENED THIS MORNING Change Made But Little Inconvenience. New Room is Commodius and Well Equipped to Handle Large Amount of Mail. I The post office opened at nine | o’clock this morning in the new j Fritzinger block on Monroe street, ; first door oast of tho Burt House. The quarters are brand new and the office is now one that any city of 5,000 population on earth might well feel proud of. The building has been under construction for several months and is a modern and up to date building in every

A GREAT TIME. Pocahontas Lodge in Session. Held Enjoyable Social Meeting Last Night. -A Banquet Was Served. • The Pocahontas Lodge ushered 1 in the New Year last night at their lodge room in great style and with all the members of tho order present. The evening was spent by playing progressive iieanutat which game Professor Craig excelled all , others as he won the first which was a mush and milk set, while Mrs. Alice Brokaw, awarded the j booby which was a tin whistle and now she can blow herself for the j remainder of the year. .Just as the clock struck twelve a new fe i- i hire was introduced in the form of a tableau, an old man who repre-1 seated tho old year and a little baby i shewing th > coming of tho new! year. A tine banquet was then served to the guests present and the following was tho bill of fare: MEND Unfailing Desert Support of Ago Pearl of (Irient i Crystallized Odors, Ambrosia Infant’s Delight Pounded (Quintessence of Infant’s Delight Small Boy’s Stand-by Dissolved Diamonds i Silvan Sweetness Dyspepsia's Forerunner Hard Tuck Cupid’s Rations Vanity of Vanities (' mcontrated Neeta r Crutch of Existence Trimmed Molasses. After which all iul.journed.to their respective homes ouch and till wishing one another a Happy New i Year. I

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respect. It is built of brick with handsome stone front, is commodious, light and has the advantage of being located on an alley cornej-. Tho old postoffice, where wo have been won’t to go several times a day for so many years was closed at fivo o'clock last evening and within a few hours the old building was bare of all furniture and mail racks. All night was required to fix up tho new quarters and get ready for the rush ot business that, came at nine o’clock this morning but Postmaster Brittson and his assistants did it and are to be praised for tho manner in which they did it. It is a complicated and by no means easy task but so accurately was the mail redistributed that but few objections were heard, and we take that every one secured their mail in a satisfactory manner. The now I room is an inviting looking place. | The walls are nicely papered, some > new furniture including a new ■ Mosier safe have been added and j the U. S. boys will soon bo able to hanale mail in a metropolitan man ner. Within a few months prehaps by April first Decatur will have free city delivery and the postoffice here will equal that of any city several times our size in every respect.

NEW YEAR POEM. Written by a Former Adams County Lady. We publish today a New Years i poem written by Mrs. A P. Schroeder, of Manley, Minnesota, formerly Miss Parrott of this county. .The poem is well written and eon ' tains a number of good and bean ’ tiful thoughts, which cannot help being appreciated by all who read the lines. The abiilty of the writer is well shown in the poem. IS MARRIED. George Steele Surprises His Friends. Was Wedded to Miss Goldie McKinney at Georgetown, Illinois. George Steele, City Superintend ent of the water works plant, and I whom we had long ago placed on i the list of contained bachelors, was united in marriage yesterday to Miss Goldie McKinney,of George ; town, Illinois. The happy event > was solemnized at the home of the i bride’s jiarcnts and was attended Iby only the immediate relatives ! and friends. George, sly old fox, ' said never a word to his Decatur friends and even intimated that ho was leaving town on business ’ for the city, but anyway we won t lie mean about it and we tender our sincere congratulations with liest wishes for a happy Now Year today and a century to come. The bride is an accomplished lady and the daughter of one of the well to do merchants. George is one of our best known citizens and has friends galore in this city and county. Mr. and Mrs. Steele are expected home within a few days and will of course ' make their future home here.