Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1904 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. ■TIIiY IVKNINO. B.YCEtT SUNDAY, BY LEW O . ELLINGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week 10e By carrier, peryear $4.00 By mall, per month 25>' By mall, per year $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents. Advertising rates made known on application •filtered In the postofflce at Decatur, Indiana. as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER. Manager. THE TICKET For Joint Senator JOHN W. TYNDALL For Representative JOHN W. VIZARD For Prosecutor JOHN C. MORAN For Auditor C. D. LEWTON For Sheriff ALBERT A. BUTLER For Surveyor L. L. BAUMGARTNER For Coroner JOHN S. FALK For Commissioner First District DAVID WEEDING For Commissioner Third District JACOB AB NET ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MAYOR We are authorized to announce the name of K Burt Lenhart at a candidate for mayor, subject to the decision ot the democratic city primary election to be held February 19. W. We are authorized to announce the name of H. L Confer as a candidate" for Mayor; subject to the decision of the democratic city primary election, to be held February 19 1904. We are authorized to announce the name of D. D. Coffee as a candidate for mayor, subject to the decision of the democratic city primary to be held February 19. 1904. FOR MARSHAL We are authorized to announce the name of Abe St me burner as a candidate for marshal. subject to the decision of the democratic city primary election to be held February 19. 1904. We are authorized to announce the name of Ed Green as a candidate lor Marshal; subject to the decision of the democr* ic city primary lection, to be held February 19,1904 We are authorized to announce the name of Amos E Fisher as a candidate for marshal. subject to the decision ol the democrat- I ic city primary election to be held February 19,1904. We are authorized to announce the name of Jacob Mangold a candidate for marshal subject to the decision of the democratic city primary election to be held February 19, 1904. We are authorized to announce the name of Charles E. Bennington a> a candidate for j marsnal, subject to the decision of the demo- . cratie city primary ejection to la* held Feb- < ruary 19. 19U4. FOR CLERK. We art* authorized to announce the name ! of Frank < raw ford as a candidate for clerk, subject to the decision of the democratic ell v primary election to be held Feb- | ruary 19, 19 M. We are authorized to announce the name of I Jack McFrely ns a candidate for clerk, sub- ' ject to the decision ot the democratic city ; primary election to be held February 19. 1904. We ar.* authorized to announce the nameof I Frank Pmrri*b as caoffMate for clerk subject Vi to the decision of the democratic city primary election to be held February 19. 1904. FOR TREASURERWe are authorized to announce the name of j w. J. Archbold as a candidate for City Treasurer, subject to the decision of the democratic city primary election, to be held Friday. February 19, I'.mM. COUNCILMAN FIRST WARD We are authorized to announce the name of Al Buhler as a candidate for cjuncilman of first ward, suhjedx to the decision of the democratic city primary election to be heli February 19. 1904. I authorize you to announce my name as a candidate for councilman in the first ward subject to the decision of the voters at the democratic city primary election to beheld February Hl. WOL JACOB YAGER. We are authorized to'annonnce the name of Alex Leßrun as a candidate tor councilman of first ward, subject to the derision of the democratic ci’v primary election to be held Februai v 19, 1904. COUNCILMAN—SECOND WARD We are authorized to announce the name of E. A Munn as a candidate for Councilman of the Second ward : subject to decision of the democratic city primary election, to lie held Friday. February 19, iuo4. We are authorized to announce the name of Abner Parish as a rahdidate for councilman of second ward, subject to the decision of the democratic city primary election to be held February 19.1904. We are authorized to announce the nameof Horace Porter as a candidate for councilman second ward, subject to the decision ol th*democratic city primary election to beheld February 19,1901. C<)UN( ILMAN-Tlll Rl> WARD We are authorized to announce the name of Uy.l. Weaver as a amlidate for Councilman for Th Ird word; subject to the dedal m ■ of the democratic city primary elect f >n. to be < held Friday. February 19, 19W We are Eiithorized to announce the name I of John D Meyer as candidate for councilman third ward, subject to the decision of [ the democratic city primary election to be held February 19, i<W4. We are authorized to announce the name of U N. Christen as a candidate for councilman of third ward, subject to the dccMon of tie democratic city primary election to be held February 19. 1904. Wr are authorized to announcr the name of Peter Gaffer as a candidate for councilman of third ward, subject to the decision of the democratic city primary election to Inheld February 19. 1901. We are authorized to announce the name of Peter Kirsch as n candidate for councilman of third ward, subject to the derision of deiiHM-ratir city primary rh-ctlon to be heki February |9. I'hh. Thu CromeriUrn are putting up the argument that out of the ninety-two eountieH in the state of Indiana, thirteen of them have secured practically complete service. Four of theee are in George W. Cromer’e dietrie* and five are in Oongreeaman Landis’ district, being secured before the retirement of Major Steele. The remaining four belong to the other eleven distiiets The showing in „ good <>ii» and of course the Cromer ites will lose no time in making th. Lust of it. Spare ribs, backbone ami pigs feel at Scbeiman’s Meat Market.

BADLY HURT Clover Leaf Brakeman Loses an Arm Fell From Train at Continental This Morning.—Believed He Will Recover. Special to the Daily Democrat. CONTINENTAL, 0., Feb. 13— James Way a brakeman on the Clover Leaf railway fell from the top of a freight train, between the cars here today and had his left arm cut off above the elbow. He was sent to the hospital at Delphos, where his arm was dressed. He was also badly bruised up but unless the reaction is too severe, it is believed he will recover. LAUNCHES MAGAZINE Gart Shober Will Issue New Paper at Fort Wayne. Gart Shober, for many years well known as a newsjiaper man in Fort Wayne, will soon begin the publication of a new journalistic venture, to be known as the Fort Wayne Times and Topics. Mr. Shober announces that the first issue] will appear within the next i two weeks. It is to be issued in magazine form semi monthly at the outset, within a short time. Work 1 is already under way for the initial number, which will consist of twenty four pages, the matter be- < ing both literary and local in character. -Fort Wayne Sentinel I CAME HOME George Nichols Arrested on Grand Jury Indictment George Nicholas who formerly operated a saloon at Berne,but who has been in Louisiana for several months on a hanring tour arrived home yesterday, fie appeared in court this morning and was placed under arrest upon a grand jury indictment charging him with conspiracy and causing a riot, making him a defendant with Will Sheets,

NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL

Indianapolis Feb 13. —The board of state charities met with Governor Durbin and reviewed the report of the state institutions submitted by Secretary Butler. The report contains many suggestions for improvements | in county jails, and it is expected that ' I a crusade will be made on those insti- 1 I tutiona insufficient for the protection ■ and health of the prisoners. The powers of the board are only . advisory and if improvements are I made they must be done by order ot i the governor. Senator Will Wood of Lafayette, who was in Indianapolis today, is naturally very enthusiastic over J. Frank Hanly’s chances of securing the Republican nomination for governor. He and Hanly are law partners. ‘Hanly’s friends have twice made the mistake of baing overconfident,” he said. ‘“They will not make the same mistake again, however, as we are going about things this time In a very systematic way. I don’t know what the other candidate have up their sleeves, but 1 know this much, that Hanly is getting a wondeful lot of encouragement from every part of the state, and if things keep on as they are now. he can’t he beaten lor the nomination.” Wood says that Hanly i is making a very thorough canvass, s Charles Arthur Carlysle of South r Wh " 1,114 lw ' Pn 'nt'ntlored fro. , ■ ' as a probable candidate for; ” n r nomination for gover-1 ’ Bl’ie to h '; reVl " l | ‘ in «> r '<-»rts. lie would e like to have the nomination, but h-i say* he |« n<rt a candidate ai this Urn - for any political office. | Bln devoting all my <'xtia time now to a movement to have a manual training course adopted in the city and district j schools,” he said. ”1 think It. la a great

Abe Boegly and Jacob Hunsicker. Tbe indictment is the result of the fight several months ago when Editor Fred Rohrer was beaten in his office. The ease will probably be tried next week. 1 A GOOD OMEN, THIS Metropolitan Life Insurance Company 5 Make a Most Creditable Showing. NEW YORK, Feb. 12—In the face of the general depression in financial circles and the shrinkage in industrial and other securities no better evidence of the general prosperity of the country and the thrift of the people could be given than is contained in the recent statement of the Metropolitan Life ' Insurance company. Ths company shows a great gain in assets and notwithstanding market depression a handsome gain in surplus. It issued in 1903, <398,889,074 of new insurances—a larger amount than that issued by any company in the world. It has done this for the last ten years. It has 7,523,915 policies in force which is a larger number than is held by all the other regular life insurance companies in America put together, less one; equivalent to policies on one tenth of the total population of the United States, greater than the combined population of twenty nine states and territories, for. as the reports puts it, greater than the combined population of Greater New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and St. Louis. When one realizes that an average of one out of every ten human beings, men. women and children one passes on the street is insured in the Metropolitan Life, the wide spread beneficence of this great company can be appreciated. The income of the Metropolitan Life in 1903 was <49,887,804.11, and it paid out to policy holders and added to | its reserve fund <985,82.76. every business day of the past year. The company now holds assets of <105,656,311.60 for the benefit of its policy holders and a reserve fund consisting of capital and surplus , over and above liabilityof <106,915,00. The success of the Metropolitan has been so groat that it recent . ly announced a special dividend which will amount to aliout <6OO, 000, in addition to over four and a half millions paid in the past seven years, to certain classes of policy holdres who had continued with , the company, a dividend not num- , inated in the insurance contract and which is a windfall of the policy holders. The growth of this oompany form <63,000,000, in 1883 to <1.342,381,457 of insurance in force in 1903 is one of the wonders of the insurance world.

movement, and i am very nopetui ot its ultimate success.” Carlysle is a son-in-law of one of the late millionaire members of the Studebaker Manufacturing company of South Bend. Hugh Th. Miller of Columbus has addressed letters to Republicans ; throughout the state asking them as I to the advisability of him becoming a candidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. letters will very naturally be received with much Interest, as he was regarded as one of the most conservative and best informed members of the last legislative body. His record there, however, is what is liable to cut most deeply against him. as he showed a disposition throughout to disregard party caucuses, especially during the consideration of the legislative reapportion raent bill. Colonel Edward Thayer of Greenfield, who was here today, has issued a call for a meeting of the county chairmen of lhe Sixth district at Cambridge City Monday afternoon. The date for the convention to nominate a Candidate for congress and delegates to the national convention will be fixed teen. Colonel Taylor, who is the district chairman, said it was very probable that the convention will bn held at Shelbyville March 3. Congressman Watson will be renominated without opposition, and F T. Roots ' of Connersville and John Wingate of I Shelbyville will Im* named as delegates to the nat.onul convention The executive committee of the I Southern Indiana Press association in •I melon hi re last night decided to noi l the annual winter meeting of the as- . soclatlou at Bloomington March S I and 10.

I HAS A CHANCE II 1 Senator Hanna’s Condition Better J War News is Scarce.—Rumors of Russian Victories Are 1 Denied. I Special to The Daily Democrat , WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 13— Senator Hanna held his own last night although his temperature was 105. Since this morning he has shown some improvement. At noon his temperature was 103, pulse 114, resperation good, his heart action has improved and he now has a fighting chance to live. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 13— , Reports that the Japanese troops ; landed at Port Arthur with a loss | i of two regiments is denied here. . Nothing is known officiily regard- 1 ing the movements of Vladivostock squadron but reports it had sunk 1 the Jajianese transports off of Won- 1 I f son and destroyed Hakodate dis- { credited, it being impossible for the squadron to have been in two < places almost simultaneously. BEGAN WORK I New Steel Ceiling an Improvement at Boston Store. The work of remodeling and putting in a new steel ceiling at the Boston store was started yesterday , and is being pushed to completion > very fast. The ceiling is of the I latest and most improved jiuttern and will add generally to the ap- j pearanee of this up to date dry ; goods store. This firm is an enter-I prising one and are always keeping ; to the front and this new acquisition will not only add to the appearance ■ of the store but will also furnish a much needed tire protection to a store of this description, where such inflamahle goods are kept. Obituary. Cattharine Wolf, was born in Fairfle'd county, Ohio, July 25, 1824, and died at the home of her daugh - ter Mrs. D. Mattax. in Blue Greek township, Adams county, Ind., January 22, aged 79 years, five months and 27 days. She was united in marriage with John Wolf. I with whom she lived happily for 40 years, when he perc<>ded her to the better'world. Their union was i blessed with eight children—three ! sons and five daughters. Mrs. Wolf became a member of thej Lutheran church in her early youth. I and lived a faithful Christian all her life. Three sons, four daughters, a number of grand children, great grand children and a host of friends are left to mourn because of her [ death. Funeral services were j held at the homo of Mrs. D. Mattax, Sunday afternoon, Rev. G. H. Hutchinson, officiating. The remains were taken to Fairfield county for burial. Election Notice. Notice is hereby given that there j will be held on the 19th dayof February. 1904. a domocrtic primary election for the purpose of nominating candidates for mayor, marshal, city clerk, city treasurer and two oouncihnen from each ward in the city of Decatur, Indiana, to be vot- i ed for at the May, 1904, election.: Said primary will beheld under the rules and regulations of the Australian ballot system. All candidates will pay th.dr assessments to the secretary of the democratic city committee on or before ten days prior to date of holding the primary Unless assessments are so paid the! name will not placed on th«‘l ’icket. John Mayer. Secretary, J R. Parrish, <'hairman. ' I New and second band incubators and br<s><lors for sale. Inquire at Lose & Shrank’s barber shop. 27<12

Dissolution. Notice is hereby given that by! mutual consent the late firm of J. S. Bowers & Co., hardware dealers, has been dissolved, J. S. Bowers, having retired from the firm. Samuel J. Laman of the old firm I with Wilson H. Lee will constitute the new firm. The retiring firm j desire to thank the public for many : past favors and bespeak for the new firm of Laman & Lee, a continuation of your patronage. The books and accounts of the old firm will remain at the store for settlement. Respectfully, J. S. Bowers, S. J. Laman, for J. S. Bowers & Co. Notice to Water Consumers The books are made up and are now in the hands of the treasurer. > Please call and settle at once. G. E. Steele, Supt. Water Works, i Monroe Agent. Mr. Jonathan Burkhead has been appointed agent for the Daily and Weekly Democrat for Monroe and vicinity and is authorized to take subscriptions and receive money. _ ts Notice. As it has always been my custom to settle all book accounts during January for the preceding year, I respectfully request all my patrons who are ! indebted to me to call and settle their: accounts before February Ist. Re- j speetfully, Mrs. M. P. Burdg. lOdtf Lost—Lady’s solid gold watch, key wind, Elgin movements, square nickel fob, horse shoe charm with gold stone setting. Leave at this office and receive good reward. We are making special low prices ' on monuments to be erected by ■ Decoration Day. We have all the latest designs, and invite you to call and see them. Wemhoff’s Monumental Works, Decatur, Indiana. Leaders of North-eastf'rn Indiana.

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W. E. Smith & Co. DEALERS IN .musical instruments Pianos and Organs Sheet Music a Specialty. S'" 1 ””’ Sewing Machine. and 8.p.1r., SIX ORGANS must be Bold in three week, st reasonable prices. TWO SINGER SEWING MACHINES. »lb each. Talking Machines at cost. Call and see us.

A Sexton Wanted. Notice is hereby given that applications for a sexton at the Deca f tur cemetery will be filed with tbe 'Secretary on or before the igti, of February 1904 at 2 p. ni. , J. H. Stone, Secretary. 22dli

Gns Rosenthals MID-WINTER CLEARANCE SALE ONE WEEK MORE and the goods are going fast You had better call and! share in the rare money- 1 ! saving bargains. I Here are a few of the [many good things: »/jrd off on all Overcoats 65 pair of men's $2.00 Cor- 1 duroy Fants, per pair ’ O QCT for $5.00 and $6.00 Men's Suits TQ_ a garment for heavy fle.« e lined Underwear, formerly 40c. 500 boys and children's suits g now at Wholesale Cost Only serviceable and de-i pendable goods solds sold here, and strictly as advertised. "] here are bargains in all de aartments at Gus Rosenthal’s