Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

SPEAK TONIGHT I Messrs. Shockney and Snyder Speak Tonight Indications Point to a Crowded House to Hear the Discussions. Preparations are underway for a crowded house tonight to hear the Hons. Theodore Shockney and Frank H. Snyder, who will discuss republicanism and at the same time give several hundred reasons ■why M. M. Dunlap should be nominated for congress instead of George W. Cromer. They know why and they make no charges for giving the facts as they see them, upon this singnifi<tant political problem that right now is agitating the minds of so many g. o. p. laymen. The situation in Adams county is getting hotter every minute, and it is thought that a job lot of lake ice will be necessary to tone it down before the fatal March 1. The speakers for this evening's performance are both polished orators and you will hear something good, even if you fail to agree with every point scored. It is predicted that the Court room will be crowded and it should be.

COURT NEWS A Motion and Ruling at This Morning’s Session. Jane Acker vs Walter D. Ayers and Edward C. Peltz, default of Edward Peltz, submitted, finding for plaintiff for <633.13, judgment Tendered. Wayne Ireland vs Fort Wayne Traction Co., reset for trial Thursday, March, 31. —o — Franklin E. Feltz vs William S. Smith, modified special findings of facts and conclusions of law returned and filed by court. Fred Shaffer et al vs William A. Bowman, default of defendant, finding for plaintiff for <265.25. —o— Abraham Boelgly vs John Wiger et al, demurer overruled answer filed, rule to reply.

ARE DANGEROUS Celluloid Collar Nearly Causes a Man's Death. John Porter, clerk in a Bluffton restaurant, had his face burned in a terrible manner Friday by a celluloid or rubber collar he was wearing. The accident occurred while he wan building a tire in the heating stove in the restaurant. Then* was a bed of coals in the bottom oi the stove and John threw some thin •trips upon this to start r he tire stooping over in front of the stove door to blow the coals so as to start a blaze. Suddenly the blaze shot up and out of the door and enveloped John’s head. And in an instant his rubber collar caught’ lire and burned fiercely. Hu grabbed it u nd smothered the flames us quickly as possible but not until his eni*re face was one solid blister and a hvid red. A hole not larger than 11 half dollar burned In the collar but it caused a terrible blaze while it lasted.

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GETS DAMAGES Fort Wayne Gas Co. Must Pay for Eckart Disaster. i The jury in the case of Lillian M. Foltz vs the Fort Wayne Gas company and the Eckart Packing company yesterday returned a verdict tor the plaintiff, awarding her 113,500 as damages on account of | the death of her husband in the explosion at the Eckart Packing company and the gas company alone is held liable. The case was tried before Judge Rose at Auburn. This is the second case of a similar nature, Henry Fry having obtained a verdict for |3,500 last fall. MANY WILL GO Senatorial Convention at Ft. Wayne Thursday A Railroad Rate of Sixty-Three Cents for the Round Trip. One hundred or more Decaturites should make arrangements to attend the joint senatorial convention at Fort Wayne next Thursday. It is seldom that Adams county is accorded political honors outside our own bailiwick, and when it does occur everyb idy regardless of politics. reiligon or previous condition of servitude, should join in paying the occasion that mark of respect which is due. A large delegation at Fort Wayne will be convincing evidence that the green spot of . Adams feels the full appreciation of ■ ■ owning the joint state senator for the district of Adams and Allen. It will siiow that the democracy of Adams county are interested in the success of their candidate, anil that they fully appreciate the goodness . of heart of those who do things in Allen county. The railroad rate will be sixty three cents for the round trip, and it will be a day spent among democratic and other friends in the city of Fort Wayne, and in ■ consequence there of, there will be much enjoyment for everyone. Join the procession and help nominate Hon. John W. Tyndall for I joint senator.

A NEW WAY Sure Cure for Appendicitis and a Novel One at That A dispatch from Berlin gives the following information which should be hailed with delight by appendicatio suffering humanity: The medical journal reports that some remarkable cures of mild cases of appendicitis are being made by a new method of treating the disease be fore the knife is needed. Certainly it is an orginal—almost an abor-iginal-method. Il is nothing less than to require the patient to walk on all fours lor t wenty minutes four times a day. It is claimed that certain muscles around the veriform appendix are brought into play and strengthened by this quardrujxidal ■cure, which are unused when a biped walks erect. Others are relaxed and the localized inflnmation has opportunity to subside. A well known diplomat, celebrated for , his haughtiness and punotilllousn,.ss was cured of beginning appcnillicit is by this method lately. His associates and the fashionables uro laughing in their sleeves when their imaginations conjure up his proud excellency’s posture while under going treatment. The four footed dose is recommended in dyspepisa. t. o o, but of course, it should 1» taken before meals.

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1904.

BIG BUSINESS Dr. Keller Ships Fancy Poultry all Over the Country. Dr. Keller is certainly engaged in the chicken business for all it is worth and is head over heels behind in orders for his fancy game. He is handling exclusively one breed which are rated as being the finest chickens on earth, being the Rhode Island Red. This morning he shipped a fine specimen of his poultry to E. W. Myers at Lexington, Missouri and receieved a very fancy price for the same, and will in the course of a few days ship a number to other different points. The doctor it seems is becoming quite famous in this line and every mail brings him in a raft of letters from men wishing to procure this special brand of chicken and he is kept busy filling his orders for same. FATAL FIRE

Three Die in Chicago Hotel Fire China May Abandon Neutrality Agreement and Join Japan Against Russia. Special to The Daily Democrat CHICAGO, Hl., Feb. 22—Three persons lost their lives in a fire in the Alhambra Theatre Hotel and apartments at the corner of Nineteenth and State streets. The guests were aroused by the night clerk nt 1:30 a. m., and but for the efforts of the police firemen the loss would have been greater. Many narrow escapes were had by the guests and others are thought to be in the ruins. BERLIN, Feb. 22—The Chinese minister here states that China may abandon neutralityand join with Japan in her fight against Russia. SETTLED ACCOUNT

0. J. Bayes May Not be Prosecuted for Embezzlement. It is probab.e the charge of embezzlement against O. J. Bayes will be dismissed by prosecutor Moran as Mr. Bayes settled his account with Mr. Graham this morning and has a reciept for twenty four dollars. This does not necessarily dispose of the case in court but it is thought no great effort will be made to push same any further. Mr. Bayes filed his bond in court this morning, the i same calling for <2OO and signed by ten good citizens whose wealth is many times that amount. He is a young man and has many good friends who wish him rhe best success in the future. He may rema inhere. A LONG TIME Letter Required Fourteen Years to Go From Detroit to Portland. A few days ago a registered lettrs was delivered at Portland which has been enroute for fourteen vears. Lt was mailed a Detroit in * 1890 and addressed to a newspaper office, Portland Indiana and which ! has since gone out of business and some difficulty was experienced in finding the owner. The letter had gone to Fort Wayne and was placed in the postofliee safe there, where it became hidden in some way behind an iron partition and remained three until lust week.

FREE DELIVERY Postmaster Brittson Has Stated Time Poor Sidewalks Will Deprive a Portion of the Town of This Service. Postmaster Brittson this morning gave us some information regarding the free mail delivery service to be inaugurated here April Ist. As stated before there will be six deliveries a day four to the business portion of town and two to residences The time of these deliveries will be as follows: Business— 7 o’clock a. m., 8:30 a. m., 1:30 p. m. and 3:30 p m. Residence -9 a. m.and 4p. m. This system will allow every one to secure their mail soon after the mails arrive. There will be three carriers to start with, though another may be added in case the work is too (heavy. One carrier will deliver to I that part of town south of Madison street and east of Fifth and all south of the Clover Leaf railway; Number two will have north of Madison and east of Fifth to Monroe street and all north of Monroe and east of the Grand Rapids railway. The territroy of Number three is west of Fifth street bet ween Adams and Monroe and west of the Grand Rapids railroad. One of the requirements for free delivery is good side walks and if yours are missed this is the reason. Sawdust Avenue and a part of Cook town is ‘out of the service for this reason. The carriers will receive a salary of |6OO the first year, 1700 the second and |SOO from then on.

FOUND AT LAST Long Lost Charlie Ross in Town Suspender Salesman Who Claims to be the Real Article, and Can Prove It. Perhaps not many of our readers were aware of the fact that the notorious lost Charlie Ross was in the city today, but such was the case aud from his appearance now it is h question whether ho was ever lost or not, but he does not deny the fact and we are compelled to take him at his word. He re-, lutes many funny incidents of this famous kidnapping affair and tells many weird stories concerning! himself, and from what he says we are compelled to give a little ere denee to his story. When asked the question as to how he made his escape from his captors he states that the older he grew the uglier he became and at last became so unbearable to his captors that they at last let him go and ho wandered into Eist Hampton, Mass J and at once accepted a potation with Dibble and Warner and is today selling to the public a styish grade of suspenders. Mr. Ross is getting along well in years and states that all good looking children should lie careful and not be kidnapped, as confloment and much travel makes one’s complexion bad.

A HOLIDAY Washington’s Birthday Observed by Banks and Postoffice. At Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Virgnia, on February 22, 1732, one hundred and seventy tjvo years ago, George Washington, the father of this great country was born. His name and history are well known or should be by every man. woman and child. The anniversary was fittingly observed Friday in the different schools, but no special services were held in the city today. In honor of the occasion the mail carriers and post offica employees hud a holiday,as did also the officials and employes of the Old Adams county and National Banks. In years to come we venture to say this will be one of the most popular of all our holidays. FROM SOUTH Col. Dick Townsend Arrives Home Praises the Country and Tells of the Delights of the Mardi Gras City.

Col. Dick Townsend arrived last , evening from New Orleans where he has been for a week looking after important business matters, and in speaking of his trip says that the people do not realize what a great change there is in the temperature of these two places. While in New Orleans he says he was glad to shed his coat and vest during the day, it being so warm, the thermometer standing at eighty five degrees in the shade. While there he took in the Mardi Gras festivities and pronounces it one of the greatest sights he ever witnessed, the parade being a magnificient affair, thousands and thousands of people participating and mile after mile of floral decorations. This occasion is celebrated in the same plan as our Fourth of July only it is considerable longer. Dick is high in his praise of the south and may locate there. A GOOD CROP Maple Syrup Will Be Plentiful This Year. There will be a big output of maple syrup in Indiana this spring and the farmers who have sugar camps on their farms are getting ready for the first “run.” The extremely hard winter has been beneficial to the hardy sugar trees, and their vitality has not been injured by continuous thaws and freezes during the early part of the winter. As I a result when the early thaws come, there will be an unlimited flow of sap, and the farmers will be busy. The retail price will range from 90 cents to <1.25 a gallon. This county’s supply of maple syrup is lieooming less each year because of the rapid disappearance of sugar trees, but there is a promiseof larger quanities this spring than ever before. A Girl Baby Frank Smith the popular young harness man is wreathed in smiles and indeed he has good reason to be so. A bouncing girl baby oame Saturday to brighten the home and complete a happy family. Mrs. Smith and the babe are both doing nicely.

NUMBER 36

FAMOUS PICTURE “Crossing the Delaware”* on Exhibition Drawn by Messrs. Hively and Porter. —May be Seen at Fristoe’s Smoke House. In the large show window at Fristoe’s Smoke House stands a picture that is above all criticsand is a marvel in beauty and effect, the coloring and shading are perfect and when taken into consideration that the studio was in a dark room and all the work was done by lamp light excells anything of this nature ever exhibited to the public when it comes to home production. The picture was co-operatively drawn by I Lee Porter, son of Horace Porter, the harness man and Charles K. I Hively, an employee of the Democrat. The picture is drawn in crayon and taken from the scene of Washington crossing the Delaware and is most realistic, the figure of the Father of Our Country standing out most conspiciously, and with a determined expression, which so marked his career. It also brings j out and shows the hardships that this great General was forced to I contend with. The time consumed in designing and drawing this magnificent piece of work, was exactly 1 four weeks, and in so doing these two gentlemen have shown beyond a reasonable doubt that they are in a class above what we call amateurs and vergeon the class of professionals. Taking everything into consideration the boys are entitled to a great deal of credit for this master piece of art and should realize a nice price for the same if they desire to sell. The work may be viewed at any time this week in tho place mentioned,

FOURTH TRIAL Famous Faylor-lt idabaker Case is Set 1 for Next Month. The celebrated Fay lor-Studabaker case has again been set for trial and according to tile present program will come up for trial in the Adams court March 14h. The case is to set aside the transfer of a farm by Miss Catherine Faylor to D. D. Studabaker on the ground that she was of unsound mind at the time the transfer was made. The suit to declare her of unsound mind was tried during her life time and the jury disagreed. Before the case could lx> tried again Miss Faylor died and the suit to set aside conveyance was brought by her heirs. On the first trial the plaintiff's won but the defendant took a new trial as of right and the case was venued to Adams county where on trial last January the jury disagreed and now another trial must be had.— Bluffton News. IS BETTER L. I. Miller Recovering From Attack of Heart Trouble. Ex-auditor L. C. Miller was taken suddenly ill Saturday evening, at his homo on Adams street, with an attack of heart trouble. He grew worse rapidly and for several hours his condition was very serious. He improved some yesterday and this morning was considered much better. His many friends hope that he may soon attain his usual good health.