Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 1 March 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

BATTLE FOR CONGRESSMAN . Big G. 0. P. Fight is on in Earnest Today

DUNLAP VS CROMER' Polls Opened Here at 10 O’clock-Close at 7 Returns to be Received at This Office —This County Should Report Early. Th« g. o. p. battle is on |today in tho eighth oougressiona district and ■whileit does not oompare with an old fashioned democratic primary in this county, still there is some evidence of something doing. The polls opened at ten o’clock this morning in this county and will ■close at seven this evoning. As there are but two candidates in all precinc's save a few where township tickets are being named, tho vote should come in rapidly. It is believed that by nine o'olock unless the vote is very close, some definite results can bo obtainable, though it vrill ppHsibly be eleven before any thing like a correct vote can he given. To accomodate our patrons and the citizens of Adams county the Daily Democrat has arangid for a report from every county in the ■district and we will be able to give the news as soon as it is known any where. Much interest is manifest in the result and the first news of the battle will be awaited expectI antly by Cromeritos, Antis’ and others. The election here so far has been quiet and it is doubtful if a very heavy vote will be polled. The Cromer men are confident and it is said that at Muncie bets are posted at five to three with no takers. Down in Madison county, the home of Dunlap, his friends are in good spirits and plainly show that they are sanguine to a strong degree of tho nomination of their man’s nomination. In several counties the primaries are being conducted today also and this may make complete returns late, this being true in Delawareund Madison counties, the two most important in the congressional fight being the respective homes of the two candidates. This inode of choosing the nominee for Ooj»es-;man is out of the ordinary and the politicians all over the state are Watching it with interest.

Si = ALL WAS FATAL ary Teeter Died Last Saturday Near Berne. idraa Mary Teeter died at the of Samuel Teeter oast of Berne lay Fob. 27, after an illness of two weeks. About the Kith oidently fell,striking her head stove near by. She suffered lood poisoning caused by the and that together with old ought her death. The dewas born Sept. 14, 1820, in nd her age at death was 77 5 months and 13 days. The I services were hold Monday, lent took place at the Crawoometery.—Berne Witness, outer had a number of re lal Decatur and was quite well

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ANNUAL MEETING Ladies of the Baptist Church to Hold Mite Box Opening. On Thursday evening of this week will occur the usual annual mite box opening of the Ladies Mite Society of the Baptist church, the event to occur at the home of Mrs. AV ilda \\ atts. A short program has been arranged, refreshments will be served and the ladies guarantee a good time. A general invitation is extended to the public. TRAIN WRECKED Engine Jumps Down Embankment Engineer Killed, Conductor Fatally Hurt, Passengers Escape Uninjured. Special to the Daily Democrat. PRINCETON, Ky., March I—A possenger train on the Illinois Central railroad ran into a freight train here this morning, killing the engineer, George Tagg, who was hurried under the wreckage. The conductor and fireman were badly injured and will both propabl.v die. Tho engine rolled down a forty foot omjankment, No passengers were hurt. OUTRAGEOUS ACT Lancaster Men Entertained a Corpse in Lively Fashion. The citizens of Lancaster Ohio are enraged over the conduct of three young men of that city, as a consequence they have been ostracised from society, lost their positions and are practically outcasts. They were employes of a shoe faotory there. A few days ago a oomrade named Earick, died and those men as follow laborers and members of the same fraternal order wore asked to form the death watch and agreed. It was a nasty job and they prepared for it by imbibing freely of spirits formonti, known in Indiana as whiskey. For an hour thoy got along fairly well then time began to hang heavy on their hands and to sort of enliven things they hit upon a novel plan to have one last drunk with their friend, the corpse. Ho was taken from tho casket, walked about the room, ami every now and then a drink was forced down his throat. Finally tho drunken brutes took the inanimate form out in the yard and hid it under a straw pile, where the body was found after several hours’ search. Horse whipping, tar and feather i and’similar punishmonts come far, very far from being severe enough for such dograded dogs.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1904.

GOES WEST Harry Johns Accepts Position on Dakota Cattle Ranch. Harry Johns leaves tomorrow morning for Doadwood, South Dakota where he expects to make his future home. He received a letter a few days ago from his Uncle Samuel Rice, who owns a large cattle ranch there asking him to come at once and make his home with him, and he would take care of him. Harry at once accepted tho terms and will join his uncle as fast as the cars can get him there. He has been employed for some time with Beery & Holthouse from which firm he goes very highly recommended for his honesty and integrity. This is certainly a very wise move on the part of the young man and we .wish him success in his new venture. HEAVY FINES Saloon Men Pay for Violating Law Private Detective Does Efficient Work, and More Arrests May Follow. 'Squire Smith dealt out a little justice in his court this afternoon against Fred Sewers and t’hil Omelor, respective bar tenders for Harvey Todd and Mathias Schaffer, on a charge perform! by one Joseph Rogers with selling spirtious and intoxicating liquors to one Augustus C. Gregory well knowing at the time that the said Gregory was then and here intoxicated and that this fact was well known to both Qmelor and Seivers. Both men plead guilty to the charges und were fined ten dollars and costs amounting in all to eighteen dollars and eighty oents in each case. The evidence in both of these cases was gathered up by a private detective and by his shrewdness fwove about these men such a vast amount of evidence that they were forced to admit their guilt. The detective stated to be a representative of this paper that he was interested in this enough to say that other prosecutions and arrests would follow, if the practice of selling this man drinks was not stopped. TO HAVE VISITORS A Number of Bluffton Ladies to At. tend Euterpean Club. The Euterpean Club will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. P. B. Thomas. The evening is to be a particularly pleasant one as a number of the members of the Bluffton fraternity are to be present as special guests. Mrs. Thomas will to assisted in entertaining by several other ladies und the program prepared will one of the best yet given at the meeting of this popular society. TO LECTURE C. E. Newlin, State Chairman of Prohibition Party Coming. C. E. Newiln, chairman of the ProbMbition party for tho state of Indiana will lecture at. the court room in this city at 7:110 o’clock p. m. of March tJ. Mr. Newlin is an interesting , powerful and logioal orator and no doubt his uddress here will bo good to listen to. The publo Is urged to attend,

FIGURE IT OUT The Adams County Vote Two Years Ago For the Benefit of Those Handy at Figures, Here’s a Little Head Work. For the benefit of those who want to engage in speculation as to the vote for congressman as coming in they may he better enabled by the vote given below, which is for the republican candidates for seen - tary of state and congress in 1902. The vote is given by townships and wards in this city. Ssc’y State Congress Union 45 51 Root 91 89 Preble 24 26 Kirkland 67 66 • Washington 84 85 St. Marys 15 145 Blue Creek 80 86 Monroe 65 T 2 French 38 37 Hartford 52 50 Wabash 64 64 Jefferson 81 80 Dooatur Ist Ward 129 102 2nd Ward 136 94 3rd Ward 96 76 Berne 58 82 Geneva 166 156 Total 1430 1361 At the last general election the district cast 25,842 republican votes | for secretary of state, Adams oastj ing 1430, Delaware 7004, Jay 3295, Madison 8298, Randolph 4,421, and Wells 2075. TANGLED UP Grandpa Kunkle Has a Battle With a Pair of Socks. A good joke is told on Grandpa Kunkle, one of the old timers of Monmouth. A few mornings ago he arose from his |>oaceful couch and began tho task of dressing. Ho got along fairly well until he was ready for his loft sock, which seemed to have mysteriously disappeared. He hunted everywhere, called upon C. 1). Kunkle and the members of his family who assisted and every nook and corner of the house wassearohixl hut the mystery of that hidden sock seemed nnfathonablo—until—some one suggested that ho might have it on, when Grandpa much to his disgust pulled both those plagued Books from one foot, and now he says, “what's the use to joke a feller about such a thing." SALARIES REDUCED Pope Pius Issues an Order That Fixes the Limit. The Now York World says that, in line with the reorganization of the financial system of the ’Roman Catholic church, which bus boon instituted by Pope Pius, the clergy in the country must get along hereafter on smaller incomes. Priests it is understood, will receive not more than |I,OOO a year and their “living." An order was received from the Vatican recently requiring a report from each diocese in the United States as to the salary paid tho rector of each parish. Immediately a reduction began, and it is rapidly taking effect, throughout the country. The reduction of priests salaries to he general. It has boon adopted in Rome and on the minimum there in manv eases it would be impossible to exist in America.

WHO IS HE? Man Acts Queer, Says Nothing and Has Clover Leaf Men Guessing. For several days a stranger has j been making trips over the Clover j Leaf, on various trains who seems to be a mystery to the men in charge of thej trains. He will make numerous notes in a hook at different stops at different stations of the number of cars that are on ! the tracks etc. When the stops are j long enough he will got out, and 1 inspect the entire train, including j the wheels and air brakes. It is surmised that he is an official of the company and was making a re port of the rolling stock while in action. A DEATH J. H. Stults of Longmont, CoL, is Dead The News is Conveyed Here by a Daughter Living in Denver. A letter reached this office today from Mrs. Ora Gordon of Denver. | Colorado, which contained the very sad intelligence of the death of her j father, Mr. J. H. Stults of Longmount, Colorado. His death occurred on February 23, after a confinement to Ixal of two weeks, although! he had been complaining from asthma and heart failure for several months. The funeral occurred at Longmount on February 25, tho Masonic fraternity and Grand Army ; Post having charge. The deceas- j ed was born in Holmes county, ! Ohio, July, 8 1833, and was nearly j seventy one years old at the time of death. He moved to Longmount .in 1878, but two children now sur- i viving him, they being Miles E. Stults of St Louis, and Mrs. Ora Gordon of Denver. This will be sad news indeed to the many Adams county friends of Mr.Stults, with whom he visited several months a year or so ago. He was I a congenial men and is related to j many people of his name who live j in this county. IN CHINA Homer Davis of Markle, Writes From Far Off Shanghai, Homer Davis, whose parents j live north of Markle and who was recently appointed government teacher in the Philippines, writes to his parents under date of January 17, from Shanghai, China as follows “We are at present lying about!' fifty miles up from the mouth of the Yungs to river at tho point, of j: junction with the Whangpo river which loads to Slinaghai about! fourteen miles away. It is the ' most important, though not the j l largest port of China and has an 1 Eurpean population of 3,500. It is lighted and drained by tho foreign ' municipal oounoil and most, of the powers have concessions of territory which practically amounts to j a fierpetual lease, over which they i have oontrol and this enables mo to J send this letter for two cents. “We were two days coming from Naguski and had the finest kind of weather for a sea trip. At Nagasaki we went ashore again and certainly saw some very queer sights. The streets are extremely narrow and as the town is in the side of, a mountain you could not climb directly !up tho hill."

NUMBER 43

ASSESSORS MEET A Schedule Agreed to Yesterday County Assessor Crist Meets Those From the Townships. The township assessors met County Assessor Crist here yesterday, at which time an all-day session was held, and an agreement or schedule reached for the assessment of personal property. According to their conception all notes secured by mortgage will be taken at eighty cents on the dollar, accounts at seventy cents of their value, building and loan stock at, eighty oents, money on deposit at face value, interest owing at seventy cents money loaned to building and loan associations eighty cents, corporation stock seventy cents, manufactured articles and tools at cash value, poultry,at three dollars a dozen sheep three dollars a head, hogs three cents a pound, bees $1 a stand wheat sixty cents a bushel, corn thirty cents a bushel, rye forty cents, oats twenty cents, potatoes forty cents, barley thirty five cents, clover seed $4, hay $4 to $6, pork seven cents, lard seven cents, lumber $8 aud up, ice fifty cents a ton. Many other items were agreed to, but these are the most important, and the time is now up for the correct measurement of any and all surplus on hand. The meeting was attended by all the township assessors save one, and they begin their labors with a knowledge of what is expected.

WILL RESIGN Superintendent of the Linn Grove Schools Prof. H. E. Ritlgcrs Makes an Excellent Record In School Work. Prof. H. E. Rittgers, Sup., of tho Linn Grove Schools has announced that he will resign as Superintendent. of thi< Linn Grove Schools for a fourth term, notwithstanding tho patrons were circulating a petition to place before the truss tee for his reappointment for next year. Mr. Rittgers hearing of their work informed said patrons that under no circumstances would ho accept the position another year, the only reason being given that three years were enough for him at one place. He says that he has enjoyed the three years at Linn Grove very much and thanks tho patrons and his many friends very much for their kindness and liyal support during his stay in their quiet little village. Comparing the condition of tho schools now and when Mr. Rittgers t*ok oharg o of them three ! years ago it oan only Ih> said that, lie has made a complete success. Linn Grove has had a High School for sixteen years but during first thirteen years it was unsuccessful in having any one to complete the high school course. Rut in the last three years nine have cohered tho full oouso. This itself speaks well of Mr. Rittgers’ work. His many friends rorgot very much that ho has tendered his resignation.