Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

TYNDALL IS NOMINATED Honor Given Him by Acclamation

CONVENTION AT T FORT WAYNE Judge Erwin Presented the Winner Nomination Seconded by W. H. Reed and Made Unanimous on Mo- , tion by Senator Fleming. Special to the Daily Democrat. FORT WAYNE, Ind., Feb. 25— flon. John W. Tyndall of Decatur, was nominated here this afternoon, by acclamation as candidate for joint senator of Adams and Allen county. The convention met at city hall at two o’clock this afternoon and that building was packed with democrats of the counties. Senator Ullery was made chairman of the meeting and P. T. Ereslehas of the Journal-Gazette, Secretary. Committees on credentials and resolutions were appointed. On call for nominations Judge R. K. Erwin in a very able manner piesented the name of Mr. Tyndall a"nd the convention went wild. The

nomination was seconded by W. * H. Reed of Fort Wayne and Senator 1 Steve Fleming moved that the nomination be made by acclamation The motion carried amid the ' cheers of Tyndall admirers and 1 i the nominee was presented and , made his maiden speech to Allen . i county democracy. The honor was modestly received by Mr. Tyndall , who is already a popular candidate in this county. Speeches were made by several other prominent < democrats and the convention was a genuine love feast. Nearly one hundred business men, farmers and a number of ladies left this morning for Fort Wayne to attend the Senatorial Convention at which Hon. .John W. Tyndall is a favorite candidate. On the same train were sixty citi wns from Berne and vicinity who combined with the Decatur delega tion makes an Adams county crowd that took the Allen county Capitol by storm. Those from here were Judge R. K. Erwin, John Tyndall, Dick Townsend Dr. Viazrd, Dee l«wton, Dr. Grandstaff, 8. Fordyce, D. Dilling, J. Klopfenstine, | C. Bocknecht, Joe Mann, E. H. An drews, F. Heuer, George Kruk, L. Meibers, N. Miller, Mose Krohn, R Barthel), L. G. Ellingham. Dan Erwin and wife, John Yager. •• *• Place, C. J. Lutz, Win. Har’ing. 8 Barkley, (J. Cloud, B Black burn, Beecher Mothers, Georgi McKean, Mrs. Jacob Schafer. Mrs ftoyd Brittaon, Mrs. Ed Johnson, ElLuttman, D.Dailey, Geo. But >r | E. K. Allison, Dun Bell’criok, I lenr.v "Gier, E. Crist J. Glutting. B. I’ttvecr, H. Biting, J. Houck, A P & atty, Cal Mil er, Dye Fergu

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» | son, Win. Fronfield, J. Grandstaff, I C. Ernst, C. B. Yobst, W. E. Smith, H. Koenem/n. Jacob Yager, C. Yager, T z Coffee, J. Moran, H. Breirx, C. Weaver, D. D. Coffee, C. Christen, L. Mann, G. Gregory, F Linn, J. Kalver, Albert Butler, J. Martin, Wm. Zimmerman, N. Ray, J. Chronister, M. Burns, C. Radamaoker, H. Harruff, O. N. Tyndall, Wm. Scherer, H. Sprague, J. Spoiler, T. Forbing, M. Mylott, D. Werling, F. Oldeges, Al Shaw, Wm. Worden, J. Meyer, H. Lankenau, Wai Wemhoff, Gene Christen, J. R. Graber Mr. and Mrs. U. j Deininger, Miss Nettie Wemhoff, 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. F. True. NO COURT TODAY Officials and Attorneys at Convention Several Cases Are Set For Trial Dur1 ing the Next Week. i I

The circuit court room was a lonesome place today, Judge Erwin, most of the lawyers and other people who make that place a popular one for the news gatherer, having joined the Tyndall crowd to Fort Wayne. It has been two weeks since a new case has been tiled. The case of Michael Smith vs Appleman a damage suit in which S2OO is demanded is set for trial tomorrow. Next week promises to be rather busy. On Tuesday comes Abraham Boegley vs John Weger et al, a suit to recover 1250 on mechanics lein. Wednesday is the day set for hearing evidence on the plea in abatement to the grand jury indictments, in which plea Fred Rohrer is charged with causing certain men to get a place on the jury. On Friday comes the divorce suit of Fannie Smith vs Barclay Simth. Saturday is the day set for hearing evidence in the \\ alters guardianship case, in which a p tition has been filed to remove the guardian Amos W. Gulick. B IN THE EAST Rev. Pontius Holding Services at Reading, Pa. A postal from Rev E. H. Pontius dated at Reading, Pa., reads as follows: “ We are having very successful Evangelistic services here, will continue throughout the week." Rev Pontius is an enthuisastic, sincere and successful pastor and church worker and we bespeak for his a grand future in his chosen work. To Organize. The members of the Democratic Cl ty G-ntral (Jommttee will meet at this office Friday evovning at seven o’clock. The object of the meeting is for the purpose of organizing the selection of a chairman, secretary and treasurer.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1904.

IS VERY ILL — Mrs. Chas. Miller Stricken With Paralysis — Is Visiting Her Daughter in California. —But Slight Hopes for Recovery. Mrs. Robert Blackburn received a letter a few days ago from Mrs. Lane McConnell stating that Mrs. ; Charles Miller was very sick, havI ing suffered a very severe stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Miller left some i time ago to make an extended visit ’ with her children who are nearly | all now living in the west and it was while visiting with her daughter Mrs. McConnnell at Whittier, California that she was thus taken suddenly ill. The letter further stated that the doctor there did not have much hopes for her r ecovery and all the children who were in the west had been summoned to her bedside. Mrs. Balckburn is anxiously awaiting a missive of some nature to let her know the [ exact condition of her mother. Mrs. Miller is very old and an attack of this kind at her age makes it very severe and chances for recovery are very slim. WARM WINTER Is This One Compared to the Year 1816. It is said the coldest year ever known through this country and Europe was 1816. January and February were so mild that fires ' were not needed to keep warm, and March though a little cold and blustering at the beginning “went j out like a lamb.” April began warm,but ended with snow and ice. In May buds and fruits wore frozen, and ice froze an inch thick. June saw the thermometer still lower, snow fell to a depth of ten inches in several states, and almost everything was killed. July and August showed no improvement in the weather and people began to think that the end of the world was near. The September gave two weeks of the warmest weather of the season, but relapsed again into the temper ature of frost and ice. October and November were colder than those months usaully were but December was mild and comfortable. Frost and ice were common in every month of the year, and very little vegetation survived in the eastern and middle states. The average wholesale price of flour during this strange artic year was in the Philadelphia market, thirteen dollars a barrel.

RETURNS TO DELPHOS John Wilkie to Open a Cigar Manufactory There. John Wilkie left today for Delphos, Ohio where ho will again make his future homo and will open up for himself a cigar and tobacco store, and also engage in the manufacture of cigars for himself. John came here last fall and took charge of the cigar factory for Blum and Bogner acting as foreman, but since being here he has been dissatisfied and has reached the above conclusion as being the best thing for him to do. John is a lino cigar maker and a thorough business man and we regret to lose him, but as the move is for the best we wish him ull manner of success.

RURAL CARRIERS Held Meeting at Muncie to Discuss Salary Bill. The officers and the executive committee of the Indiana Rural Carrires’ association held a meeting in Muncie yesterday afternoon, and discussed the bill now pending before congress to increase the salaries of rural carriers or restrict; the privileges of the carriers as newspapers and express agents, it was decided that the Indiana association should endeavor to secure an increase of SIBO on the year instead of the $l2O now contemplated by the bill and should endeavor to be allowed to retain all present privileges. After the meeting a social call was made upon Congressman Cromer. The members refused to commit themselves as to whether it should be necessary to make a choice between higher wages with the outside privileegs cut off or the retention of present privileges without an increase in salaries, they would preter the increase in wages. PIONEER DEAD Well Known Citizen of Curryville A Familiar Character in the Early History of Adams and Wells Counties. Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock at his home in Curryville, occured . the daeth of Reuben Pierce, one |of the characteristic figures in the ■ early history of Adams and Wells counties. Mr. Pierce at the time of his death was 84 years of age j and had been sick but a short time Tuesday night about 8 o’clock it was noticed that he was not enjoying the best of health and from that time on he sank rapidly. Mr. Pieroe leaves a large family of children to mourn his demise. At the time of his death he was living at the home of one of his sons. Concerning his life there were many interesting features. He camo to this county originally from Decatur county. In his early life ho lived near Greensburg with his brother, who was a sailor. The old gentleman in his latter years claimed that his brother, on his death bed had endeavored to tell him of buried treasures. This was one of his hobbies and he has made numerous trips to that part of the country presumably in search of the hidden gold. As far as any one knows he never found anything but his faith remained unshaken. He was perhaps as well versed in biblical lore as any one in the county. It was | his beast that he was a hie to quote whole passages from the Bible without error and he was abele to make his boast good on any occasion.—Bluffton Banner.

MARION PRIMARY Republicans Nominate Candidates for City Offices. At the republican city primary at Marion the following were nominated for the various city offices: For Mayor, Field W. Sweezy; clerk, John O. Willson; treasurer, John W. Ryeman; for councilmen of First ward, Wiliam Paulus, Sr , and Joel Mosaic;Second ward, John P. Campbell and John H. Robison; Third ward, Milton J Porter and Augustin Kom; Fourth ward, J. 3. McClain and 11. B. Crumrino; Fifth ward, Dr. M. F. Baldwin and Dr. V. V. Cameron.

FLAX INDUSTRY Mr. NiblocK Gives Some Pointers Interesting Letters Concerning the Building Up of This Product, Now Nearly Obsolete. Mr. John Niblook, who resides with his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Mylott in this citv, is at present engaged in an interesting discussion by mail with the agricultural department of the U. S. concerning the flax industry of this country. Mr. Niblock is one of the best posted men in the country on this subject and the communications which follow are self explanatory and interesting : U. 8. Department of Agriculture. Washington, D. C., Feb. 17, 1904. Mr. John Niblock, Lock Box 825, Decatur Indiana. Dear Sir:— Your letter of February 15, in regard to flax fiber production, has been received. Please accept my thanks for the information which you have so kindly given me in regard to the conditions of the flax industry in Ireland and Scotland.

I am well aware that there is a decided shortage in the flax crop in Europe. I will send to you, under separate cover, a copy of a recent report on the condition of the European flax market. It seems probable that there may be a demand from our American manufacturers for American grown flax fiber, within the next two years,especially if 'his fiber can be prepared and put upon the market in commercial quantities of good uniform quality. During the past summer Prof. H. L Bailey of the Agricultural College of North Dakota, who has devoted several years to the study of flax production, has made a special study of the industry in Holland, Belgium and Russia, for this Department, and he has secured seeds of several types of fiber and seed producing flax, which will be grown by the Experiment Stations in this country, and also by expert flax raisers who are now cultivating flax for filler on a commercial scale in the United States, and who have a thorough knowledge of the production flax fiber. Very truly yours, Lyster H. Dewey, Botanist in Charge of Fibre Plants

Decatur, Ind., Feb. 22 ’O4. j Lysfer H. Dewey, Dept. Agriculture, Washington, I). C. Dear Sir:—Yours of 17th inst., with consular reports received with thanks. The report is instructive and corroborates the statements I have already made to your department in a former communication, Scotland, England and the United States are almost dependent on the Russian flax districts for their supplies of flax fibers, most of which is of a cheap and low grade. Irish, French and Belgium fine linen countries and damask manufacturers do not use this cheap Russian fiber, consequently are not depend ent on Russian supply. These countries produce their own filler. We do not for certain reason that 1 can enumerate if desired. That American llax spinning interests are going

to he seriously distrubed is clearly in evidence as you must admit from consular reports. We shall shed no tears at their discomfiture and if they weep, they may weep alone. When their purses became phlotorie from high tariff benefits, they began to hunt over the universe for cheap raw material and found their bonanza in India jute and Russia llax, the two cheapest and most in-

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ferior classes of fibers known to the factories of the world and our America flax farmers had to burn their flax straw crop. This is an eptonized history of the flax crop during the past twenty years. That the American flax spinner will be obliged to get their supply of flax in his own country if he continue s in business is clearly evident and that demand will be an immediate one. It is obvious that the Agricultural Department will be obliged to put forth its best efforts in aiding intelligently in the building up of an industry that once flourished without props. It may require a little assistance now to make it regain its legs but not for long. I cannot endorse your prospectus on reconstructing this business by experiment stations with which you prepare to cooperate an institute equipped with a staff of botanists to experiment on vegetable plants and other food products. This profession and skill does not embrace the science and practical knowledge of preparing flax filers from the plant, for his knowledge begins where the botonist ends, <>n the production of the plant. I respect the science of botany when limited to its functions, but there is no part of this business of flax production that comes by intuition. Keep this always in view—it is a profession acquired only by practical applicatonand there is no other avenue to approach it. I will advise you further by and by John Niblock. HOUSES NEEDED Many Inquiries Received Each Day An Opportunity for an Investment That Brings Proft and Helps the City.

With the opening of spring will come a demand for houses and Detur is in need of a number. Here is an opportuniy for some capitalist to realize on his investment and do a good turn for his town. The county recorders books for the past few days show many transfers. Scarcely a day passes that we do not recieve inqiuries for homes and real estate offices say they aro unable to meet the demands for jieople who want to move here. City property and rents are higher this spring than ever before and it liehooves some one to build new houses and at once. The city should not be stunted on account of a lack of homes.

A LIVE ONE An Old Indianian Who Wants an Athletic Match. Simon Phillips is the pioneer auctioneer of northern Indiana. He has lived in Renseselaer since 1H49, and is Hl years old Ho is six Met, seven and one half inches tall, and his form is as straight and erect,his eyes bright and his laugh as hearty i as a man 50 years his junior. He i declares that ho will put up >IOO • that he can outfight, out run and

outjurnp any man of his age in Indi ana. The only condition he makes is the tight must come oil' first, for he thinks by the time that is over tho other man will lie out of running and jumping. He lias retired as an active aoutioneer in favor of his son, Col. Fred Philips, but some times takes tho latter’s place when he is sick. After ho was HO years old ho cried four public auction sales in one week.