Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1904 — Page 1

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MRS. WALTERS DIES IN A CAB Decatur Lady Suddenly Stricken at Columbus

REMAINS WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW Wes Visiting Daughters at Columbus Was in Good Health When She Arose. —Death Due to Neuralgia of the Heart. __________ Dr. E. J. Beardsley received a telegram from Columbus, Ohio this morning announcing that Mrs. Elizabeth Walters of this city had died very suddenly in that city . arly this morning while on a visit with her daughter Mrs. Luetta Cummins and Miss Edith Walters who have lived there for some time. She. has resided in Decatur for many years and was well known, her home being on First street. She was about sixty-five years old and HAS SOLD OUT Gregory Paper and Paint Stock Purchased Holthouse Drug Company Buy the Big Stock and Consolidate it With Their Own. R. B. Gregory who for several yoais has conducted a paper hanging establishmnt at the corner of .Madison and Third streets, yestoiday sold all of his stock of wall l>aper and paints to the Holthouse Drug Company, who took immediate possession. The stock is being moved to the latter’s drug store t< day. Mr. Gregory will occupy the back rooms of his building in his virriage and sign painting business and will rent the two front rooms for offices. Bob has been contemplating this move for sometime, not that his trade or work has been decreasing, but that he was simply tired of handling this kind of stock, and that he could devote his full time te his profession of carriage and sign painting. SEEKS LOCATION Mr. Waddell, of Delphos, May Open Business Here. KB(.'. G Waddell, of Delphos. Ohio, j is in the city today, looking for -a locution lor a dry goixlsand notion j Jfljure. He has several buildings in fview and if proper arrangements yh be made wil probably go into business. Ho is a veteran in tlus ! <iry goods lino and when inter■j flowed this morning said be was Rgreutly impressed with Decatur I Slid his prospects tor coming here

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a good Christian iady, a kind neighbor. She leaves a family of four I daghters, all grown. Her husband was killed on the Clover Leaf railway here several years ago. Mrs. Walters sudden death is a surprise and shuck to her many Decatur friends here who were notoven aware , that her health was other than the 1 best. She was an active worker in B ipt istchurch circles and was known for her devot ion to her daughters. She was a noble woman. Her remains will be brought to this city some time tonight after which time the funeral arrangements will bo made. Information giving further details of the sad death of Mrs Walters of this city has been received. She had been visiting with her daughters there and last night received a message from hor daughter, Mrs. May Marker, who lives at Edgerton, Indiana, which said that her little daughter was very ill and asking Mrs. Walters to come at • once. She arose this morning at five o'clock feeling excellent and in the very best of health. She I ordered a cab and started for the depot, expecting to board a train ; for Edgerton. While in the cab . she suffered an attack of neuralgia i of the heart and died in a few min- . utes. The funeral party will arrive here tomorrow noon and tho services will be held tomorrow afternoon ) at three o’clock from the Baptist I church. j AN OLD RECORD First Instrument Filed in Recorder’s Office Sixty-Eight Years Ago. , | Probably not all of our readers l are aware of the fact that sixty-eight years ago today thefiist instrument that was ever recorded in tho re-cord-r’s office was duly made and spread of record. Samuel L. Rugg was then the acting and duly qualified recorder of this county and l the instrument so received and rc- ’ corded was the plat of the town of Monmouth, and the date of the filing of this instrument was January 26, 1836, in fact, it was recorded just a few days after Mr. Rugg had taken his oath of office, and can be seen today among the records now in charge of Recorder Clinton C. Cloud and tho record is in a fine state of preservation and easily legible. FUNERAL HELD Richard Short Bund Near Ossian Today. Richard Short, one of Hit' oldest . citizens of Decatur, and who died at his home here Sunday morning, was buried tin lay near Ossian, the sericos being held under the auspi- . cos of the Ossian Masonic lodge of which the deceased was a member. Tho sad funeral party left here at , eight o'clock this morning, accompanied only by tho immediate friends, owing to the severe snow storm which was raging , FIRM CONTINUES Woodward & Ball Will Continue Furniture Business. ’ i The furniture store of Woodwar d | A Hall will be conducted ns hereto ! i fore, Mrs. ‘Woodward assuming her | > husband's interest in the business. > Wo are thankful for your patronage during tho past and hojxi for a continuance of same, promising our ■ Ik'st efforts to please you. Woodward A Bull.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 26, 1904.

, THE FUNERAL Body of B. W. Quinn to be Interred Tomorrow Remains Brought Home This Morniug. Death Was Due to Diabetes. The remains of Barton W. Quinn were brought here this morning from Plymouth, Indiaan, at which i place he died yesterday morning at eleven o'clock after an illness of five days. The immediate cause of ’ his death was the result of a very severe attack of diabetes, under which his constitution could not bear up. French Quinn a nephew of the deceased accompanied the remains home. It seemed ’ as if Barton W. Quinn's only idea and thought was of his affliction that if he could only reach Plymouth and there undergo a course of treatment, that he would soon be a well man, but the disease is a treacherous one and took him at the unexpected time, being in the sanitarium only tivo days. The shock to his devoted and faithful wife is almost beyond human endurance, and all that faithful hands and loving hearts can do for her, is being done during tho long and mournful hours. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at the Methodist church, Rev. John C. White official ing, and interment will be made in : Maplewood cemetery. Those desiring to view the remains may do so at the residence from seven until nine o'clock this evening und from nine until eleven tomorrow >' morning. LESSONS CLOSE Dancing Class Will Not Meet for Several Weeks. Miss Loretta Fletcher last evening announced to her class, that is r to those who were brave enough to . face the weather, that she would discontinue her lessons here until late in the spring. It seems that Miss Fletcher has been up against , a hard proposition here, as it is , either the weather that hurts her attendance, or else there is some ■ other attraction here on her regular dancing evenings, and it hardly pays her to waste her time and money to come here and have only a half class present, and, in fact, was rather discouraging to her, hence her present announcement to I postpone all her regular classes i until lute in the spring. FOOLED FRIENDS Dave Waggoner Was Married a Month Ago. No doubt the many young friends of Dave Waggoner will be taken by surprise at this announcement, but nevertheless it is true und I Dave is now a full fledged married I man. This happy event happened ' during tho holidays just past and iat the City of Nottowa. Michigan, I and the lucky lady was Miss Mabel | Richland. Dave has been very for , 1 unate up to date and has kept, his I little secret even from h's most in i timato friends, but as the old adage Igoes, “murder will out,’’ and it ■ held good in this case, and at last Davy’s little secret is ojxm to the world. The DenxxtrHt joins with his many friends hero in wishing him many happy years of married ‘ life. I

GOT STUCK Rural Carriers m Two Hoiles Failed to flWw Trip Tedav. Rural Route Carriers Boaber on No. 3 and Archer on No. 6 could not , serve their patrons today on account of the drifted snow. Archer saw that it would be impossible to serve his route and so did not start out, and Beaber started bnti got as ‘ far as the Dent school house when 'he was compelled to return. The otLci earners have nut been beard from and it is not known whether They got all the way around or were stuck in tho drifts. STILL A MYSTERY • I Murderer of Miss Schafer Not Yet Apprehended '• General Belief Now is That Crime Was Committed by Her Sweetheart. The murderer of Miss Sarah Schafer jis still at large. But slowly, it is beJlieved, the drag net of the police, ; ; spread to capture the pretty school I teacher’s assailant, is closing its 1 clutches upon the desperate fugitive, who even now may be hiding within the haunts where his crime was committed. All theories of the motive for the crime, limited at first only by the number of thosediscussing the ghastly , feature, have been narrowed to one. This remaining theory advances the belief that Miss Schafer was lured to , her death by a sweet heart whoso love failed to touch the heart of the pretty school teacher. Should the assailant be caught within the next few days there is no doubt but that mob law would immediately go into effect, and the state would be cheated of a victim. A REAL HOBO II 11 American Tramp Proved a Good One 11 Small Crowd at the Opera House Last Night Saw a Clever Show. I I I j The production of “An American | Hobo" last evening at Bosse's opera j house was very clever. Although : there was hardly a handful! of | spectators to appreciate tl* same I this did not daunt the company in the least and they carried and I >layed their parts as if the house was packed. Fevortheless. what the crowd lacked in size they imide up in enthusiasm, which the actors and actresses seemed to fully appreciate, another thing the house was cold and unpleasant, which was very distasteful to the faithful few. William L. Baker, as Jocka! Porter, the trainman Rhea Lusby, as Flo Barrett, were easily’ the stars of the evening's performance, and they cap!Luted the audience with their funny antics and specialties, these two were well supported, however, by a well drilled company. <>n a whole, under the elisting eir eumstances, the show was a very creditable one and were deserving , iof a much better house than they I ’'ad.

CITY PRIMARY FEBRUARY 19 I *• The Date Fixed by Committee > Last Night I 1

A I ; OFFICIAL NOTICE j Gives But Three Weeks | for the Campaign I Candidates Are Already Conspicuous and the Race Will be an Interesting One. I Notice is hereby given that there will be held on the 19th dayof February, 1904, a democrtic primary election for the purpose of nominating candidates for mayor, marshal, r city clerk, city treasurer and two I councilmen from each ward in the 1 city of Decatur, Indiana, to be vot- ’ ed for at tho May, 1904, election, j Said primary will beheld under the ■ rules and regulations of tho Ausr tralian ballot system. All candis IT KILLED HIM ) } 7 1 Wright Sentenced and j Died in Few Moments Mayor Harrison Arrested and Placed Under a Heavy Bond. I Special to the Daily Democrat. • London, Eng., Jan.26.—Whitaker Wright, the promoter, who tied from England and was arrested in America several months ago, [ 1 was found guilty of fraud in promoting various gigantic schemes, < here today, and was ■sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Soon) after he wus attacked with heart i j disease anti died in a few moments. jSome think it was suicide. Special to Daily Democrat. Chicago. 111.. Jan. 26.— Mayor Harrison and seven others held responsible for tho Iroquois theater fire were arrested today. The mayor gave bond for 15,000. and it is expected that the others will be allowed to give bond. IS MOVING George Tester, who formerly oc. i upit'fl the -nVnil building, corner <>f Second and Jefferson streets, is ; ver busy furnishing tho room for- ' merly occupied by Loch A Mnn for storage for buggies, etc in which place he intends to open a Racket Store on a much larger si alo than heretofore, lie will be ready for business by Saturday next when ihe will ha ve Ins opening be desires tho publie to call and see him lit his ‘ new home.

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JI dates will pay their assessments to ' j the secretary of the democratic city committee on or before ton day* prior to date of holding the primary Unless assessments are so paid the > name will not be placed on the ticket. John Mayer, Secretary . J. R. Parrish, Chairman. Pursuant to a call of tho city democratic committee a meeting was held at tho council rooms lust ’ night, the all important question being to select the date for holding the city primary. Two factions were present, one contending for a late date and the other for an early ono, the latter winning after a discussion in which opinions were liberally expressed. The date selected was Friday February 19th. Several candidates for the various offices were present and expressed . opinions on the question. The meeting was harmonious and satis- ’ factory and the campaign promises ' to be a lively one. Already a list , of strong candidates are out for the offices named above, and each will make an effort to convince tho • voters of Decatur of his superior , qualities for the particular place he desires to occupy, Within k few days the race will be on in ■ earnest. T ALONE IN RACE Dispatch Says Cromer and Dunlap Will Make the Fight. | Special to The Dally Democrat Andersen, Ind., Jan. 26.—Announcement was made here tonight that M. M. Dunlap of this city, would le the only son testa ut with I George W. Cromer of Muncie, in the republican primary election in the Eghth district on March 1, for the nomination for congress. It wus further stated that all other aspirants hud withdrawn from . the race leaving Dunlap and Cromer I alone in the field. FREIGHT COLLISION j Erie Train Backs Into G. R. & I. Freight I • 1 «> Block Tower Overturned and Operator Has Na’row Escape. -Loss is $675. A rather costly wreck oeeured last, night at 9:40 at the G. R. A 1. and Erie crossings, which tied up traffic for some hours and brought several important railroad officials to the city. G. R. Al. freight <>c cupied the crossing at the target when a west bound Erie licight trashed into it during the blinding i snow storm and doing damage to the extent <>f about 1700. In the i mix up tho block tower was knock * od over and the ojx'rutor J. H i Cole only saved himself from sen < OUS injury by jumping from the i'tower window before the collision occurred.