Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 310, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1904 — Page 3

i YI M E TABLES a. r. & i. (In effort Nov. 29. 1903) trains north. I“''!'* V1" C.ratld '' H’i'l- J-'i. u -'■.in-: D 0,111 :ltipm CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3,1003. EAST, , nnnerrlM Traveler, dally... 5:W Btn Ms. day, except Sunday n MI a - r l 'i hiv > ' tg t: > MOa": -,■* WEST ■-”»■-MP"* »:» tm . it - »l Trawler, daily . pni ■••■»■ 1’ reiaht 12 O'. _. m Mr -4 CHICAGO & ERIE. gjffigg In effeCl D’C TT, lint. s Chicago I. nii-d null v Columbus and ..-odailj 1« U p n Mommy.- ■•»■■•••■•• 6:0 : p. B • ,- -fc.gtou V-. ni lUJO a n ■ ST . v,.'jbui-'1 'lied for N’ Y. ...2::: an •>. ~ Mir .n - 'll inihiH <-\e.-pt runua' *••••■ 3:sean. , ■,»>.[.» - Limited MW umlCliteag"! 3:21 pu. v 4 Sunday. Ami ■■ , knmoml and Marlon. Mk v rinillrv't earrLaega <r». 3 and < bar lUO.-Kii. each ColuiuLa .o Chicago. ■ li ; :i ry rcttlic I from IJt:d---|9 art evening. j M. V. B. Archill relumed fr< :, - I Piqua last eveninl I p HnrrufY retried !r >ni :t b-m ■ at®, trip at Porthfi. 11l H Ivmnenia.l Iftirn. d ir.-m u ■ fastness trip at Bite. .Jos-. Robison fas bu-ine.-s Kill-rat Portland jsterduy. ■ p, :• Bryan "i T • v:t 1> ;i '.uiBl a-s- -r t.. th« tty I > . . HH today. - i Bl le* • vtr.tng and ill spend S ■ day with her p’lrert KB y.i - E-iirh P'lrtrv.e! • t-; i. Ba ~- e List evening vi-it f. ,- |B f. i!. -' with Mis'lP.i l. H W.l'itm Anderso John H S. Hui. . and John ffjlev of G. i. (Vie Inking afteijcisino ■ here today. I!.-- Della Sell-ever it t IK Kt’nila’vill-‘ last e r.nc tn vi.~:t Bl I'Gt short time \vj Mi— ”' -i |H Schwartz.

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uS ... ta " ™<son.™ i 'nio-Punkin Ilusker" went to Manon this morning. Emil Franz of Berne is a businoss caller here today. ; . B , of Geneva is transact- , m business here today. P Sehug and Editor P.ohrer of B >rne were in the city today. Vance Buekmastor of Geneva is a business caller here t >dny. ‘i' l made a business trip to Grand Rapids this morning. x, : >-tinMylott returned last evening from a business trip at Port land. ■arias i> vkic aiyers went to Fort Wayne this morning to make a short visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Malott went to Ridgeville this morning to visit for a few days with relatives. William Blowers, Mike McGriff and Nel*, n Bricker of Geneva were business visitors to the city today. E. Seamoyer returned to Fort Wayne this morning after visiting here for a few days with realtivos. ■John M'ran and T>n>. fiillmdv returned from Geneva hist evening where they were transacting business. Mr-. < hahner S.-hafcr went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend bandar with her parents, R v v. W. ii. Daniel and wile. Rufus Stuckey the popular young s’rn clerk at Vogkwvede's shoe store was called home lust evening owing to the - rious sickness of his mother. Mr. and Mrs. H >r; e. Bothott de- j I J ire in this manner to extend their i sincere thanks to their many. friends and neighbors who assisted > them in the hour of tlwir sad afflic- 1 tion. Rev. t'ammins, Presiding Elder ; of the United Brethern church Fort ■ Wayne district will conduct quur-1 terly meetng nt Union <,'haple to ■ morrow. While here he will be the guest of J.S. Lower and family.;

" M °° k to Bluffton f „ S ' Wo,ls burned to Geneva todav. Ge was a business caller here. -Mrs. B aver returned to Petrol- . ‘'um today after visiting here. Mias Maudo Betts went to BluffI ton today to visit with friends. 1 _ M- S. Miller returned to Geneva today, after transacting business here. •’ip F.iiley, advance agent for 1 racked went to Marion today. Miss Cusick went to Geneva today to visit a few days with iclaf tiues. C. Barnett returned to Yorktown < today after visiting here with relatives. Alabcl Dull arrived from Willshire and will spend Sunday with friends. Mrs. Wagoner returned to Monroe today, after doing some shopnirvr hom Miss Francis Biting went to Fort Mayne this morning to visit with relatives. Mis. Haviland went to Geneva this morning to spend the day with friends. Miss Gertrude Houser wont to Ossian today to spend Sunday with her parents. Levi Mock returned to Bluffton today He was looking after legal business here. Judge Daily returned to Bluffton today. He was looking* alter legal business here. Mrs. Media and Ida Stump wont to Monroe today to visit a few days with relatives. Mis. Martin went to Curryville today to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Beach. Mrs. Frank Schirmeyer went to iGI-.idalcto visit a few days with I her daughter. Irene. Mrs. Bowen returned to Will'hire today while here she was the / tof Mr. and Mrs. Sarah. Anna nutihisun returned to TipI ton today, after visiting here for a short time with her uncle. John i Smith. Mrs. Emma Ferguson, of North- ■ |ern Michigan is in the city visiting her brother Quince Hilderbrand] and sister. Mrs, Willis Gruss. A jolly crowd of young people Iga'.hered at the honm of Kenneth and .'1,. : . ' Winans, Friday evening, and : while I away the hours with pit, pedro and euchre. Til, re is no change in the condi- ] ti-'U of Mr Roop of j Willshire, "th<‘; doctor telephoned to Mr. Elmer; Moser stating he could not possibly live the day throng’.i. Mrs. Moser ; is at the bedside of her father. Ft require an export puli- i Heiin today to the, fact- , that politics was in the air, for one could almost, feel it. This wus b the last Saturday pri;r to the big j primary anti candidates were put-! ting in’good licks. The Grand Rajiids railroad will I | make u few changes in their time rable commencing thetenth; number ! four that is now due here at 5:59, ■ ii. ni.. will go at 2:19 a. m, this is is the only change in the passenger time table, but the local freight division has Gent-hanged to Ridge , ville and the north bound local will lit* due hen-at 1:50 p. m.. and the south bound local will be due at <:00 a. m., so jxiss -ngers will take ; due notice. It will doubtless (all to the lot of Warden Herschey to inflict the death jx-nalty more times than was the case with any’ one of his jircdecessors. Twelve men art 1 now i under sentence of death, and unless ' some of these secure mitigation of their sentences, which is unlikely, all will go to the chair. Warden I Darby officiated at three executions and then tost his nerve. The largest number of executions by’ any one warden was by <'. C. James, who was warden under Me Kinlev, from 1892 to IK9(i. He executed 12. When you liave occasion to walk across the street or to go only a lew steps out of doors put on your overcoat, don't merely throw it. over your shoulders. It is in these •'little trips' that you catch your worst colds. You leave your warm room, dash out into the cold, minus an overcoat, jierhajis or at best with ,t thrown lightly over your shoul ders. The wind chills you the first ] dash. You have not time always to take the needed precautions. But you have time after to stay at home several weeks and wrestle with sickness. j i

Ed Rice made a. business trip to Borne. Julius Haugk is a business caller at Berne today. i O. Jackson of Ohio City is a busi- 1 ness caller here today. Doc Sturgis returned to Bluffton today, after transacting legal business here. The firm of Moyers A Christen have changed their location and j will open in the rooms over John Brocks tin shop and formerly oocopied by’ Lenhart and Lenhart. The boys w ill be ready for business by Monday. Miss Ruth Parrish, living on West Side, entertained about f.wen ty five of her young girl friends last e’ening, in honor of her ninth birthday. Music and games were the order of things which also included a fine luncheon which pleased the palates of all the young laUlfM pt The Methodist church will hold the following services tomorrow: Sunday school 9:15 a. m., J. W. Vail, Supt. 16:30 a. m. public worship,, subject "The Holy Ghost, God’s Free Gift.,” 12 m. class meeting. 3: Junior League, The Great Commission, Mark 16, 15. Mrs. Amspaugh Supt.. 6:00 p m. Epworth League, “Some Tests of Repentance,” Luke 3, 8-14; Psa., J, 1-1, Leader, Miss Carrie Cogswell. At this service the new jiresidcnt will in- introduced and inst alled 7 p. m. sermon, “Every Man Stood jin His Place.” These s, r vices will ! be f. Bowed by evangelist’ • services throughout next week. Wo shall endeavor to give yon a hearty’ weL ■ come if you come. For Sale—House anil lot on First 1 street., inquiry, of Theo. Kennedy] 30.-d«. Girl wanted to do house work, I I inquire at Yager's furniture store. ; Goou wages. The undersigned Las his mail boxej and any of these who pur -h. sod mayhave theirs whenever they wish. Anyone not having lioxes ,-.-. in order one it any time. J uathau Buii:he..d. i Agent. 2'JO L’w Ten thousand dollars private I funds left with us to loan on Decai tur real estate,first mortgage. Low ! rate of interest. Will loan in sums; of SSO upwards. The Decatur Ab-str-ict and Loan Cl 257dtf A special invitation is gi n t the members of thechureh ch irs (•> ! join in the ehorous class to he c-r ign jiz/ d Tuesday evening Jan. 1? at t‘ ; ] High Schor l building, ? :3-l. ! I A chorus class will bo organized. ' Learning to read music at sight will be one of the main features. 309 d I I Fann For Sale.—l3s acres in Jen- ' ings county, only |35 per acre, ■ limestone soil, 20 acres bottom, i good house, orchard, large burn, . living water, 20 acres timber, bal- | anco in cultivation, 20 acres grow-] : ing wheat, on pike,3 miles from Pa. railroad. 2 miles from Big I. Cat. 'on or address. D. A. Hendrickson. Quecnsville. Ind. NO NEW EVIDENCZ Iroquois Theater Inquest °;oceeding Slowly. Chicago. Jan. 9. -No -jh-aco of portance which had r.ot previously been made j ablle has ihn< far been I obtained at the i-orom-i's inqne t over j ibe victims of the Iroquois theater 1 Ore. Engineer Murray, of the the ter. : in his testimony showed that iiie theater was almost destitute of protection against fire, that no precautions had b on taken ard tl t no Ir.strn- ' tlonn had ever lie> u e■ n to any of ! the attaches. Then v ere standplpos. J ho said, in tl.e theater, but only one . coil of hosi : .-d til's n d o ■ r flfl. feet long. Oihcr wltnesii ; I l ' liv of their own experience.--. Ti > more nnni’-s have been added to IG- 'Gt of vjctlnts of the tire. Neilh- I’ai -in. 27 years old. and Estelle Mnlr, !1 yo-trs old. died In lit'- hosp'ial ■■ Tills rml,< a total of st:k dead, recording to the coroner. Mtrr, M-ilr. wh-no hot.to was in Et tnsville Inil was in Iho theater with tier two sisters, both of whom perished. More Wages Rec'ured. Newcastle. Pa.. .lan. It. T’<* cm ; ployos of tin* Pennsylvania Enqlmu'rIng works of Hits city have received notice of a 5 per cent teduction In wages, becoming effective nt once, roundly tnen roeolvlnh no loss than 1 $3 n day will not be affected. About 6f>o men nm affected. Wants Free Scitonl Rn-Ug. Wit; It hurt on .lici. •' Ken.-e«’n'-«tlve Knapp, of New York, tins Introduced a bill authorizing tit’ pii.-thum by I’te government of p iof the b -«t public school text boo' s, that the prlvllegiof free publication of s-n-h books nut' 1 'be h.id by the p . !•• <■’ ' > '■ country. | 4

STIiL ON™ Labor Conditions At Indiana Harbor Are Far From Satisfactory. j Settlement cf Strike in Steel Mills Entailed a Wage Reduction cf Twenty Per Cent. An Effort Will Ee Mc.de to Force Com- ! pany to Restore the Old Scale. Indiana Harbor, Ind., Jar. 9. The settlement of the strike at. the Inland steel mills is not satisfactory to the workers, as it has brought about an average reduction of 20 per cent in wares, it is thought that when the financial < mdition of the muon wiii warrant the effort, an attempt will be made to force the company to restore ' the old scale. Strange workmen -re regarded with -mpicion. One was chased !<-r n mil.? yesterday for pr svniing to apply lor work without ere-! ' dentials from a union. The indica-! lions ar - that labor conditions at the! mill will coniinw as at present for: the next t lire.’ months. — FORTY YEARS’ STRIFE And Question Is as Far From Settlement as Ever. Indiananolis, Jan. 9.— I'ne siipreun court has lie'.! ttncom tit.aiional the . law under which a settl'-rm-r.. of the question of the location of Newton county's new courthouse iwv. expected. The court 'says th-. •- . :i-.s to; have been strife ov r the luentiou of the comity seat in that co mty for more than forty .' .'■■tn. it was shown to the ru];-omo court. ' I that the m i courth ins ::: Kentland was a wooden strucuue. bni’t in 1360 , and the cour- 'To : I'vanced in ,’O'-'ny and d : ’ nidation tint the er.tiro edifice is said to shake wi < n the courthouse l ei! :s ning.” As a matte • of his-; tory t known tint the i-'-, .lature ■f 1 :•* ■>;■. d i'io art for 'lib .tilting the qi estion of ti-.o rite of the county scat to - ipular vo’e as n<• tpromise ; among the —ai ring d io. ,s irom Newton county, n ■ ■ •--•iting the towns of Ken’la.M. Mor - . > and Goodland. respectively Goo '.ar.d was th--of the maj >rit..-. The court held th it the hv.v for voting nn a county seat in Newton county and e:'eting a co irtbcm ? at the b.c.i- --; tion chosen was a -IccM law gulat- I j ing county bnsin.isi,” s_. 'b, as the con- i stitution forbids tii” 1e.,. mime to i pass. Officers After Vinnedge. Anderson, Ind.. Jan. -‘’iiikcrtou i detectives are att> r H. Vinnedge. I the absconding cl-’-'k of the American ' Steel and Wire c< npia'iy. and die ofii-cr-rs say he -.ill l.e r.pur d if it i is poss’Lle for the sleuths to catch him. Every eftoit has be it made by officers to get a plci uro of the young man. but without suee. ss. 1).-tectites and police In all t:::is of i!m t'nite.i j States have i’o.-eri; t.-ms < r Vin-K ige. I It is he'iev’d by many peopl.> here that 11'’ 1.1 eitllee :,(.■ ,o M ico or; Canada. He lias ri-lati-e,: in Canada ; and often visited bore. Ccnv'ct Struck Deadly low. JeiTr-r ’ nvill”. Ind.. Jan. Cyrus I Berry, a convict in t' ’ ici’orrmeory who was .struck with a l . r of iron by Hammond G-hr. a fellov, prisoner, is; dead. Gehr ee.me from Lockport three I | weeks ago to serie a term for assail: i and battery with intent to kill. Ber- 1 i ry’s lion was here. Peanut in Baby » Lungs. Diilsboro. Ind.. Jan. 9. The two-year-old .-m of Augustus Marion, in llipiey county, i- abi.ut to die fn "t a I peculiar cause. During ti e holidays . the child was eating peanuts and drew a kernel into his lungs. He srtTert excriillating pain and cannot live. Infant Pulls Over Tub. Shclbyvlile. Ind.. Jan. 9. I'he litt! ehilil of Mr. and .Mrs. Oliver Devore ! was fatally cabled by pulling over a tub of hot water. The mother was washing and had the tub on a chair. While the mother was out of the hous" the child met the accident State Meeting of Indiana Merchants. South Bend. hid.. Jan. 9. The Indiana Merchants' association will hold an annual meeting In this city begin ning on tit ’ 19th inat.. and contiuuiug three days. Delegates will be entertained by the South Bend Hetnil M<-r chants' associ lion. Howard Tate Indicted. Huntingburg. Ind.. Jan. it. — Ths ir:tn<l jury, called to Investigate the murder of John Hodges by Howard Tate, has returned an indictment al leging murder In the first degree Child Swallowed Pill*. Dunkirk, Ind.. Jan. 9. The two j year (ild son of William Beeluy. north . of hero, found a box of pills and ale bait of them. The child died In a abort time after intense suffering Livestock la burned. Noldeavtlle. Ind.. Jan. 9 Elie da strayed the large frame barn of Joint I , Mullen, west of Cicero, together with four horses and a large quantity of hay and coni.

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