Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

COL DENBY DEAD Famous Son of Indiana Dies Suddenly ■ Lectured Last NijJht.—Died This Morning.—Was Ex-Minister to China. Special to The Dally Democrat Jamestown, N. Y., Jan., 13—Col. t harlee Denby of Evansville, Indiana, minister to China during administration of Cleveland Harrison, died here suddenly today. He lectured here last night. Col ; Denby was known as Evansville's first citizen. He was born at Mt Jay, Virginia 1830 and was nearly ' seventy years old. He camoj to Indiana in 1853, and has b<x‘n engaged tn newspaper and law business. He was Colonel of the forty second Indiana regiment during the civil war. He did valliant work for Grover Cleveland aud under his administration was appointed min ister to China which jwsition he held under Cleveland, Harrison and McKinley from 1885 to 1898. He was a member of the commission to inquire into the conduct of the war with Spain. He has written a number of books and magazine articles and was known us an infer csting lecturer. PLEASANT EVENT A Country Dinner and a Huge Success. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bailey of Boot township entertained a few of their immediate friends and neighbors yesterday at their home to a good old fashioned country dinner, and you can rest assured that those who were present did justice. The gathering was also held in honor of Grandmother Brock who is quite old und infirm, and to show her that her old friends had not forgot ton her. Those present that pirtook of the good thigs to eat were, Rev. Hutchinson and wife, Benja min Pillars and wife, George • ‘rumor anil wife, and J. S. Lower and wife. Just before leaving a -jng and prayer service was field and all left for home feeling that they had been greatly henefitted by their lieing there. PRAISES HOTEL Dick Towftsend Says Claypool is Finest in Country. Dick Townsend returned from ladianupoli- lust evening and in an interview with him in regard to the new Claypool Hotel then, over which he is very enthusiastic. He stated shat he had seen a great many hotels in his day but this one so far stirpiss* s anything he ever saw that /he is now ashamed to stare the smaller hotels in the face. It is a inammonth structure perfect ly fire proof from the top to the cellar, has over four hundred rooms in it and is the finest furnished hotel he over saw in fact he says there is no doubt but that it stir pi-ses anything of this kind in the V nitixl Statei .. I .-.Maks, .. - »

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AFRICAN FEVER Annual Report of Berne Health Officers Shows a Case. The death rate in Berne during I 1903 was less than one per cent of I the population and the general health of the community was better than it has ever been, says the Nows There was no epcdemic of | any kind, only a few cases of ! typhoid fevor, with one fatality [ resulting from intestinal hemorrI hage and not a single case of small pox, scarlet fever or diphteria. According to the annual report of Dr. Amos Rousser, health officer, submittixl to the council Mondaynight, several cases of chicken pox und mumps. A genuine ease of Africa! fever was reported. A returned missionary who had been station'd in Africa was attacked but fev persons were aware of it. This isperhaps the only case of I Africa! fever recorded in this ; county DIED SUDDENLY Charles Buckmaster’s Life Work is Over End Cime This Monlng at Nine O'clock Iter O’clock After Illness of But Few Days. Chiles Buckmaster, aged 19 year: ten months, and eight days, son r Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Buck mast *of this city’ who live on We- Madison street died very suddenl this morning about nine o’clc £. Charles had been in oom xatively good health and on last riday and Saturday worked i for ilium Dohrman at the Peoples! , | resti irant and it was while thus eng; ed on Saturday that he fell : i ovei nd hud to be tuken home.' | Dr. . S. Clurk wus culled and i gavi lim some medicine and he i i seer d to be getting along line over j i sine The doctor stated that his ' bloc was in very bad order and that t was for this cause he was! doct - ing him. He got up out ot bed st night and walked to the | kite m and got himself a drink of I wat and returned to his bed and i rest well until morning when he c nmeneed to grow worse. Dr. Clai was hastily summoned and befc > he could reach the home Cha es had succomed to the attack , and is life hud ended just in the sun <e of manhood. Dr. ('lark stat that with out doubt the . rup re of a blood vessel of the bra cause of his quick demise, ('hi es has always been a large rol it looking boy und was seldom . sic He was an entergetic worker lat 'hatever ho went at. He ! lea s a father, mother, two br< lers and a sister to mourn his lo> The funeral services will be he Friday- morning at ten o'clock fr< the St Paul church. i i ' HAS RECOVERED Dr Beardsley Resumed His Practice Today. i ■ E .l, Beardsley, who hislieen sii for nearly six weeks past has re vered sufficiently that he was ■ al t ib* at his office today. Ho - hi resigned from the ministry 1 iu will devote his entire time to - tl iruuticn of medicine. Dr. Boards le s a thorough gentleman and a • In fproven himsself a scholar [ut well learned in his profession.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1904.

PLAINTIFF RESTS Defense Offer Evidence ! in Big Case ) f 1 Will Require Another Week.-Some i Other Business in the Circuit f Court Room, f The defense in the case of Fay lor 1 vs Studuoaker began offering testil mony this morning, Col. Plessinger ■ being the first witness. The attorI neys say they have forty witnesses * to examine and this will require about a weeks time, so that the case will be argued perhaps next Wednesday and will go to the jury Thursday. One of the jurymen, Perry Carter has been feeling badly for a day or two and showed the effects slightly this morning, though he stuck to is post and will perhaps be able to finish the case, without an adjournment being ) necessary. Other business was as follows: Malissa Ashbauchor vs William H. Bollinger, final report of commissioner tiled, allowed and commissioner discharged. Franklin E.leltz. vs William S.Smith, special finding of facts and conclusions of law filed, motion filed by defendant that court modify its finding. Fredrick Reffe vs John Clipinger, affidavit of non-residence tiled, notice ordered by publication. MRS. MARY GROFFE II Death of Woman Well Known in Decatur Heart Trouble Causes a Sad Death at Fort Wayne. Lady Had Relatives Here. I Mrs Mary.l. Groffe wife of Ed [ ward Goffe, residing upon the I second floor ut 1128 Wells street, Fort Wayne died suddenly at 9:30 o'clock Saturday morning January 9th. She was thirty nine years of age. Mrs. Groffe had been in poor health for some time just was able to be about the house the greater part of the time. The little daughter of a neighbor was ! assisting in the house work that morning and had just washed some garments, when Mrs. Groffe arose from the bed upon which she was reclining, stepped into the adjoining room and remarked that she would wring out the washed pieces. She removd the rings from her fingers to begin the work, and snd donly with a scream fell backwards against a table and almost instantly sank to the floor. Terrifiixl, the girl hurried down stairs to summon members of the family occupying the floor below, but Ix-foro they could reach the Groffe apartments the woman had expired The coroner. Dr. J. E. Stults. with bis deputy Dr. 11. A. Duemhin. con ducted a post mortem examination Saturday afternoon to ascertain the cause of death. A iHimber of ante mortem blood clots were found in the heart Mrs. Groffe wus born In this city und was married in 1895. There are no children. Her bus band is employed in the Luke Shore hotel. Mrs. Grotto was u niece to | Mrs. George Lunfhen of this city, | und also hud other rclutives here.

AN OLD TIMER Henry Krick Caine to Decatur ThirtyNine Years A£o T oday. i Henry Krick is celebrating today, I not his birthday, but an event, almost us eventful in his life. Thirty nine years ago this morn ing this well known citizen and i popular business man first landed iin old Decatur. Its a good while i ago und much has happened in * i those years and still Henry says it seems only a short time to him. He was always been progressive and the best interests of the town and country Lave been upermost in his heart. Ho has helped to build this beuutifuLcity and we owe to him and other such men our sincerr est thunks for their thoroughness . and good business judgement. r ; Heres hoping that Henry may have . many more such anniversaries. HARRY COOPER t r I Man Who Traveled Many Thousand Miles ■> t I i /Was Known as “Railroad Jack” and Rode in Hammock tins r der Trains. Harry Decatur (looper, the lx st « known tramp in the United States * I was in town yesterday and called On the Democrat. He is called Rail'read Jack" and became famous several years ago through his i method of traveling. As is usual with trumps he never pays fare I, und eoncotcd a scheme whereby he * could rest without interference i from the brakemen or other tramps. jHe had constructed a hammock ■ which was .strong and just long enough to reach from the one car [axle to another. Strong clasps i were attached and a few moments [ after Jack had made up his mind which way he wanted to travel he was sound asleep in his hammock under a moving box car. He | travels thousands of miles in this manner und his quick wit und j | ready tongue made him a man in [ teresting to talk to. He has quit; this mode of travel and now wears good clothes and travels first class. '! He has become a lecturer, uses giwxl language and eadlv makes I expenses. For two months past he has Ixien ill in a Buffalo hospital. I ' He was here a few hours enroute I i to Michigan where he has a number | of engagements. NEW CARRIER I Samuel Malley Will Serve Patrons of Route Seven. Samuel Magley who lives lour miles north of the city is the name i of the gentleman who was successful in capturing the jxjsition as . rural route mail carrier for the new route No. 7 that will be established the 15th February. There were a ntimlxT of applications fur this p<>i sition but Mr. Magley proved to i hold the lucky curd, and as he will ; lx- unable to farm and act for the [ government at the same time, she has concluded to sell off all his 1 farming implements am! stock so as Ito be in sh: p' to tillend to the government business alone. He will hold this public sale on January j 20. At present r we a>e unable to state whether or not Mr Magley will ber ime a resident of this city but chances are that he will see his ■ way clear to at once to become a j 1 lei'at uric.

ENJOYABLE TIME The C. B. L of I. Installation List of Officers. Several Out-of-Town Guests Attended the Event. i . > * * The installation of officers of the s Catholic Benevolent Logaue of Indiana for the ensuing year took place hist evening at the lodge rooms in the new Studabaker block and before a crowded house. A very neat program had been arranged and carried out in every minute detail. Those outside of the city wljo had [change of the work were Thomas [ MeLauhglin, Juilan Frank. Harry 1 Kennerk. Gus Goeke and John H. Welch and their work was of the highest order and a very impressive ceremony was carried through after the indstalling of the league was given three rousing addresses by the Hon. Thomas McLaughlin of Fort Wayne, Father Wilken and , John C. Moran ot this city and each of the speakers kept the rapt atten- [ tion of their hearers and each were vigorously applauded at the close. After all the business of the meeting had.been gone through the floor was cleared and a social dance was held for a few horns for the txnefit of the out of town guests. Will Smith furnished the music and it > was fine playing, his own new sei lections among the numbers. The j following are a list of the officers i who are intsalled last evening. John Harmon, President Ben Knapko Collector: William Hart ' ing. treasurer: John Starhouse, see retary; John C. Moran, orator: J. H Myers, chancellor; Trustees, Clitules Pennington. Lee Martin, | Frank Teeple. WERE POISONED — Six Members of Jacob C. Miller’s Family Eat Head Cheese lor Supper and Became Violently Sick. Jacob Miler and family camo Inear ending thwir earthly career l recently by- eating head cheese which seems «o have tieen jKiison lons. The entire family including! I Mr. and Mrs. Miller and six chil ' dren cat of the substance lor supper and shortly aftrewards Mr Miller 1 and five children' Ix'Ciime deathly ,' sick Mrs. Miller and one «on were ' the only ones to escape the effects and they were kept busy waiting on the rest of the family. They were made us comfortable as wus possible and the house hud the appearance of a hospitul The vic tuns were sick till night und felt far from strong yesterday, though the danger seemed to lie passed. The eseiqie from more -crious illness or even the death of some memtiers seems to lie in the fact • that none of them cut a sufficient amount of the headcheese to ent ire ! ly itifee! them.

NUMBER 2

BACHELOR MAIDS Weekly Social Session Held Last Tho Bachelor Maids met last evening in their regular social ses sion at the home of Miss Maynie Terveer, und us usual a good time was had. Whist was installed as the predominating game and the girls were thus busily engaged for three hours to determine who ■ would carry away the prizes. After ten hard fought games it was found that Miss Edith Wemhoff and Miss Mayme Center were the lucky members and were awarded the first prize while Misses May Niblick und Jesse McLean secured the boobies. After the awarding of the prizes a lino three course luncheon was served. As the meeting concluded the rounds of all members it was concluded to meet at the home of Miss Edith Wemhoff this J evening to determine where the j club will hold their next meeting. POWER HOUSE. May Be Built by a Berne Company Manner Fledderiohann Has Asked Artificial Stone umpany to Make Bid. A local company may furnish the material for the new jiower house to be built in Decatur by tin Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway Company. While in Berne Friday I President W. H. Fedderjohann of the railway eom]»any invited the • Berne Articifial Stone Company to bid on the work. Mr. Fledder- ' johann consulted the company’s architect, Abraham Boegly, after inspecting the stone in the new overall factory building and the vault being constructed for the People’s State Bank. Architect Boegly, states that his company can save the electric railway com pany at least SI,OOO on the building. -He believes that the building will [require at least 5,000 blocks. It brick were selling at $1 jxt thous | and they would not lx* any cheaiXT than the stone, but since they [command from $6 to su.so per I thousand, the stone would tie much ! cheaper. That they arc more dur able than brick is coneceded by those who have tested them. ■ The contract is so immense us to require fully two months’ work with lone machine, but the company would ntu attempt to do it with less than two machines. The.*e would probably lie moved to D( catur and the work done on the site 'of the building.—Berne New-. LILLY RE-CHOSEN Republican District Meeting Held Yesterday. The republican district conven tion was held yesterday afternoon at Muncie and George Lilly of An dorson. the present district chair man was unanimously rvcho-en. The delegates to this convention were named in the various counties l ut the time ol the select ion of the new county <■ >m:i ;'t> cue >i. Ono delegate wits named f< r each fire cinict in each county, hut the 29J delegates east only 131 vetns. i each delegate casting it fraction of a ■ vote. The following Was the in the convention by count ip*-" urns, 1: Dclewaie. ■ \y Jay P‘; Randolph .’ My ▼ [Total 131. /