Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1904 — Page 1

UME II

PRIMARY DAY ' Weather Cold, But Large Vote Polled RHurns Will be the Excitement at This Office ToNight. I The democratic primary election liegan at half past six o’clock this morning and from every precinct in the county comes the word that everything is moving off like ureased lightning. Considering the extreme cold weather tho vote cast will be large, although the weather will keep some of the voters nt home. Even at this Jate date no sane prognosticator would eare to stake his reputation as to the winners. It is clear that every one who wins out will know that he, has had a fight on. South St. Marys the first to report two years ago i« expected to justify that reputation by sending in her greetings first this evening. This was closely followed by East Root, John Lose’s first ward and several others. The Democrat has completed all arrangements for these returns, and if no cogs slip, the winners will be known at this office before a very Into honi. READY AGAIN - * Engine of Purdue Wreck Fame to be Used. With every* vestige of the ter rible catastrophe through which it passed removed, engine 350 that pulled the fatal Purdue special, in which seventeen young men were killed is ready again for active service. When 350 was taken from the wreck a mass of twisted and broken iron it was feared that nothing could be done with her. After a complete examination it was found tltat though it would require extern sive repairs it could bo put inactive service. During the several weeks the engine has been in the Bright-1 wool shops it has lx?en visited by hundreds of people, so many that they soon liecame a nuisance to workmen in tho shops. Near ly al! of them were enriositv seekers, and insisted on having some little piece of iron, brass or glass to keep as a memento of one of the worst wrecks the Big Four has ever I known. OIL DRILLING Well fining Down on Jacob Omlor's Farm. Jacob Om lor reports that the oilwell drillng on his farm two miles south of town is progressing nicely. J mob Rawly is putting down a well there and is pushing the work rapidly as possible they begun work nine days ago and have built the derrick and drilled over twohun<lrod feet. Within another week, With good sui’cess, something should j be doing, and it is to be hoped that the well will be a rich old producer. The territory has all been leased and if the last showing of oil is Kt.'found, a number of holes will be I -Trilled in the early spring National Union All members of the National r. Union order arc requested to meet at the office of Hall. Hon A- Fulk May afternoon ervices of " Fulk,

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FUNERAL TOMORROW Remains of Earl Fristoe Arrive From Chicago Today. ’ The funeral of Earl Fristoe who died in Chicago early yesterday morning, will be held at the Presbyterin church,Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, Rev. E A. Allen officiating. Friends who desire to view the remains may do so at tho I church. Rev. Allen went to Chicago yesterday noon and arrived home with the remains at 3:21 this afternoon. The graduating class of 1897. of which Earl was a worthy member and the National Union lodge will attend the srevices in a body. ; GIVE UP HOPE t J » ' I ' ; Feared That Mrs. WitgenI feldt Cannot Recover > * A Sick a Week at Her Home in Cincin-nati.-Message Received by » Dr. Trout Today. 1 i At one o'clock this afternoon Dr. D. G M.Trout rceived a long distance telephone message from his son in law, H.G. Witgenfeldt saying that the physician had gven up all hope for the recovery of Mrs. Witgenfeldt and it com? too late for > Mr. Trout to take the afternoon train and he cannot leave until tonght. Mrs. Witgenfeldt was formerly Miss Mae Trout and is the ( daughter of Mr. md Mrs. I). G. M. Trout. She was reared and edu- , cated in this city and was popular lI in society. She was married to Mr. 1 Witgenfeldt and moved to Cincinnati a few years ago. She become ill about a week ago the first word being received here Sunday. Mrs. Trout left Monday for the bedside of her daughter and her letters home were rather hopeful. The news of the serious illness of Mrs. Witgenfeldt is a shock to her I many Decatur friends who hojxj , her condition may still change for I the better. The cause of her sick nese, lias not been stated hut it is thought to be pneumonia. ERIE WRECK Collision Near Rivare Last Night. The Erie railroad had a very I serious wreck last night between - Decatur and Rivare between two I freight trains (twasa head end ' collision and that some death was not registered is a miracle but fortunately no one was injured. A mixture in orders must supposed to have caused the wreck. Tho engines were badly damaged and several cars were hurled from the truck. The wreck train was immediately summoned from Huntington and in a few hours had the track open for other traffic. The | loss will without doubt amount to - considerable in u financial way. Bought Timber E. Woods came homo at noon from a short business trip to Kasey county, Kentucky, where he pur chased on un estimate two and one half million feet of timber. It is of ( an exclient quality and consists of poplar, chestnut, oak and hickory. The timber is of n fine quality, is of easy access mid will make Mr. Woods t» handsome profit on the investment.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1904.

ANNUAL BANQUET I Boston Store Clerks Hold Big Feast. I I The Home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. < Kuebler the Scene of Happy and Brilliant Event. i 5 The Boston Store clerks held their tenth annual banquet last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Keubler and to say it was a success and that a good time was had can hardly express it. This event always hapens a short time after the holidays and as soon as ’ the firm can get through with the invoicing. Every member and clerk of the store was present and each one was entitled to invite some outside guest and some one of these clerks took pity upon tho poor lonely reporter and gave him a special invitation to attend but alas misfortune overtakes some and we were forced to decline the invitation, but to find out the facts we were forced to go to the scene of the good time and then realized what we had missed but were thankful for small favors. When the time came for the guests to be seated at the table the sight of the . good things to eat actually took i the breath away from some but - they all buckled on their harness 1 and when the feast was over the . table looked like a pack of hungry . wolves had been there, in fact the i information comes from reliable . I sources that some of the clerks . hud actually fasted for a week so as . Ito lie able to do justice to the banquet. Everything imaginable I and in season were spread before ■! them and those who partook of the | good things can hardly stop talking about it. After every one had eaten all they could hold they jiassed several hours away playing numerous games, but pedro had the ' call on all others and a fine time i was had this way until the guests were ready to depart. Many were the compliments bestowed upon tho firm and clerks for the good time they hud shown all pres ent and all are looking forward to the banquet in 1005. i KEPT BUSY — i Police Were on the Run Continuously Last Night. The whole police force were kept busy last evening frying to quiet election disturbances which all resulted over arguments us to who would be the winners in today’s race The police were very con-1 sidcrute and not un arrest was' made and everything was quoit | and secure from eleven o’clock on The police are deserving of lots of credit now in tho way they arc looking after the interest of the city in quelling disturbances and in protecting the property of our city. A STRONG INFANT Bluffton News' Opinion of The Dailv Democrat The Decatur Daily Democrat celebrated its first birthday anniversary yesterday. For a one year old infant it is mighty strut g as it has a circulation of I«<mi in 1 the city and on the rural routes, and is already sell' supporting, j Other dailies have worked years t( attain the same results—Bluff-> ton Nows.

I THEY WENT SOME Team Hitched to Sled Made a Dash Today. Excitment was ripe on Winchester street at noon today when a team of big, heavy horses hitched to a bob sled came tearing down the pike at a mad pace, the sled flying from one side of the road to the other. Several youngsters had nar- , row escapes just getting out of the I road in time. The team started near the Clover Leaf, having been frightened by a train. They overturned the bob sled and finaly tore loose from it near E. L. Carroll’s home. They turned east at the Presbyterian chruoh and north at the jail and were still running as ’ long as our ten reporters could keep their eyes on them The owners | name coud not be ascertained. SERIOUS RUNAWAY I I J. Merryman and Thos. Dean the Victims I I I Thrown From Rig and Both More or Less Injured.—Are Getting I Better. I Jonathan Merryman and Thomas , Dean had a very narrow esca]x> ' from being killed on Tuesday last. They were driving quietly along : the road enroute to their respective I home and met a number of school | children on the way who immediately began to hurl snow balls at the horses. The team became' unmanageable and commenced to run and threw Mr. Merryman into i the ditch bruising him quite l>adly j and he is still feeling the effect of same. Mr. Dea in was not quite so j lucky and became tangled up in i tile lines anti top of the rig and was , dragged along for about two hundred feet when the horses broke loose. Tom is bruised up very bad-1 ly and is in a very serious condition. I Tho rig was a complete wreck and ( will cost in the neighliorhood of j i twenty dollars to repair the damage I 1 done. i TO GO WEST Monroe Man Will Leave Soon for California. J. W. Hendricks and wife of| Monroe leave next Monday after-; noon for Los Angeles California where they exjiect to remain for ' two or three months nt least. Mr. i Hendricks sold out his business a I few weeks ago so that h could leave and have nothing here to hold him back. His health has not been the I very best of late and it is more for health than anything else that he is going as he thinks climate there will entirely cure him. When he returns he expects to go into business at Portland, Ind anil toi make that city his future home ! ELECTION SUNDAY ' ■ SI. Marys Church Will Choose Officers for the Year. ' Next Sunday is one of: , tho important ones of the | 'year in the St. Marys Catholic [chinch it being the day when I they choose their officer for the | ensuing year. On that day they; will elect a treasurer, secretary. I collector, order man and cemetery ( I trustee.

I SURPRISE PARTY I Dyonis Schmidt Given Farewell Event His Good Wife Planned and Neatly Executed an Enjoyable Affair. It is seldom that a surprise party is carried out as planned, as the I * victim generally gets wind of the same in some manner, but Dyonis Schmitt was an exception to the 1 rule and had to admit that he was taken in by tho schrcwdness of his better half, who had planned this surprise as a farewell party as Dyonis leaves next Sunday afternoon for Germany. All the invited guests hud assembled early in the evening and Mrs. Schimtt had to telephone to Dyonis that ho had a little comi»iny and to hasten homo, When he arrived about eight o’clock and when ho opened the door he was so taken by surprise that he could not speak for a few moments. After the excite- ’ I ment of the occasion had subsided tables were arranged around the room and the cards proceeded and pedro was installed to see who could capture the prizes. Mrs Joe Tonnellier and Mr. Poodle Meiber came out with flying colors and were awarded the first prizes while poor nnfortnate Mrs. Ed Ehinger and John H. Bremmer kamp had to console themselves with the boobies. After the awarding of the prizes Mrs. Schmidtt proceeded to set before her guests all the dainties of the season, and what was done to that lunch was a caution After which all the ' guests departed for they respective homes wishing Dyonis a safe voyage and a good time and also hoping this kind of an occasion would happen often. BOY RUN OVER Carl France Meets With an Accident Knocked Down and Run Over by Baggage Wagon Last Evening. * Carl France the nine year old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ora France 1 had the misfortune yesterday afternoon of beirij run over by the Murray House Baggage wagon. ' He and one of his little playmates ; were walking down tin 1 street and i being bundled up and their caps I down over their oars, did to hear ? the approaching wagon, and the i shaft struck Uarl on the shoulder. I knocked him down and the front < wagon wheel run over his log 1 breaking the ligaments therein. ? Dr. J. S. Boyers was immediately called and dressed the leg and stated that same would have to be given the best of Gate or he might lie n cripple for the lialauce of his life. This certainly ought to be a warning to all these small tots Who make a practice of hopping on bob sleds and playing on the main thoroughfare and it should be thi’ duty of every owner of a rig whereon they attempt to ride to use the blacksnake with telling effect, as the little tots do not real ■ izc the danger they are in and how they arc endangering their lives j

NUMBER 4

DON’T SUIT THEM Rural Carriers Object to Salary Bill. Rural mail carriers are. us a rule, opposed to the law now before congress to increase their pay. They object to the eliding scale and argue that after a carrier has once learned his route, which is only t> qustion of a short time, the service | he renders is just a sufficient as if he had worked three years or four for that matter. The carriers say they should receive as much pay for their first year’s work as any sue Deeding year of their service. It costs just as much to keep the horses and repair wag -n the first year as the fourth and the run just as much chance of having a horse get sick uni die. i i : RARE BARGAINS • Are Offered by Various i Merchants I h, I This is the Time of Year When Many 1 Business Men Turn Goods Into Cash. i ) * lhe merchants are advertsing ' their great clearance sales this month and fair women has been busy as a bee picking up bargains. Hundreds may laugh as much as they please over the facination which n bargain counter has for women, but the latter are not wholly 1 without cause in finding ‘special ' sales” and “marked down prices" very tempting especially at this time of year. Many women cannot pay in November the reasonable '' price for u new garment of excel lent quality and is forced to wear her shabby, old fashioned cloak longer than decency and good taste ]M‘rmit. She meekly decides to wait till another season, humiliated all the while from the conscious ness of being ill dressed and wear ing conpsicuously tho badge of poverty—one of the meanest ot all I badges. The merchants on the \ other hand, can well afford to carry i over till another season the extra supply of seasonable goods ho has ; on hand. ' Read the Daily Demorat and profit thereby, if you are ! searching for haragins. TWO ECLIPSES Sun Will Hide Her Fate Twice This Year. The year 1904 will be remarkable in the small number of eclipses, there l>ein g only two, and both of the sun. This is the minium number of eclipses that can occur in anyone year the maximum number, being seven, when there would lie either five solar and throe lunar. Both of the eclipses of this year are vis able in tho United Htatos. The first is un annular eclipse and occurs on March IBth. Tho central path Ix’gins on the eastern const of A tri ca, runs northeast through the Indian ix-ean, across the Maly Penin sula., the southern part of Siam and ends in the I’ticiflc ocean. The second, a total eclispse on Septem lx>r 9th and the path of totality, with the exception of n few small islands and n Imre fuothvl 1 in South Amerien. lies entirjly in Pai isle Ocean On January end the earth reached its distance from the sun Venus and the moon arc in conjuction on the 13th. Mercury comes into inferior conjunction with tte sun on the Irtfh mid Jupitei• into conjunction with P" [on the 21st.