Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 10 March 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME 11

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

I o Be Held Here Saturday, April Fourth

ORDER CAME TODAY’ Three Carriers and a Substitute to be Chosen Some Pointers for Those Interested.— Washington Official to Conduct Examination. Postmaster Brittson has received word from the department at Washington that on Saturday April 9th a United States civil service examination for the selection of mail carriers to deliver mail under the free delivery system in the city of Decatur, will be held. It is Mr. Britson's duty to appoint a temporary secretary of the postal board, whose duties it will be to recieve applications and attend to all business previous to examination day. On that date a member of the civil service board of Washington will be here to conduct the examination and who will take the manuscripts to Washington where the grades will be reported and appointments made by the Postmaster General, there will lie three carriers and a substitute chosen, the applicants having the highest grades being successful. The nature of the examination is a list of practical, general intelligence and consists of following subjects and weight of each grade: Spelling 10 percent. Arithmetic 20, letter writing 20, penmanship 20, copying from plain copy 10, U. S. geography 10; readng addresses 10, mi king a total of 100 per cent. The age limit of applicants is from eighteen to forty five years. Applicants must be at least five feet, four inches high and weigh not less than 125 pounds. Examination is open to all citizens of the United S tes who comply with requirements. The temjiortty secretary, who must be one of the present post office clerks, has ®°t yet been appointed but this honor will probable go to Deputy Homer Sauers, to whom application •oust be made for blanks, instructions, speciman examination ques tion, etc. All applications must be in by April 5.

MR. NEWLIN * Weil Known Prohibitionist Leader, in the City. C. E. Newlin, of Indianapolis is in thecityto attend the prohibition *’unty convention which met a Woodward & Bill's store this niter ®'">n. He will lecture at the court i I ”wn this evening and will no doubt **’ interesting. His ‘ likeness ap in this issue, or rather hi- , Hknesa of two weeks ago when !><■ ***® a mustache which has been . since then, the result of a J** explosion in his furnace nt | ’tne and which percipitated him ln 11 heap several feet away I low * v,l r we are willing to vouch forth I . a, ' t 11‘at the accident in no way l his talking ability and hi* / ,nr " will be just as interesting •> - "Mi he still retained bis whi(>r* He is a clever and genial •Aleman.

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OVERRULED J. C. Moran Appointed Commissioner in Feltz Case. D. D. Heller acting as special Judge in the case of Franklin E. Felt/ vs William S. Smith conducted court a few moments this morning. The motion heretofore filed foranew case as of right was overruled. The defendant having failed to convey the real estate described in the judgement to the plaintiff as ordered it was adjudged by the court that John ('.Moran be appointed as comimssioner to make a deed of conveyance of all real estate in question to plaintiff Feltz. The defendant filed exceptions.

CITY IS QUIET Springfield Under Martial Law Another Outbreak is Expected When the Soldiers Leave. Special to the Dally Democrat. SPRINGFIELD, 0., March 10— The citv passed its first peaceful night since Saturday, eighteen companies of militia strongly guards the points of probable trouble. Great apprehension is felt as to what the negroes will do when the soldiers leave. All saloons are still closed and the whites still make threats to continue cleaning out the odious dives, when the militia leaves. FROM KOREA

Young Man Sends Money Home to Pay Off Motive. A dispatch from Columbia City said: “Joe Lower was one of the boys who went to Korea with Leigh Hunt in January. 1901, and as he left he said to his mother, Mrs. Juila Lower, who owns a small farm near town. ‘Some day I'll send the money to relieve you from debt.’ He has kept his word, for there has been recieved at the First National bank here a draft to cover the indebtedness. With the draft, was a very encouraging letter as to his work and life in far away Korea. The letter was written Indore the Russian-Japanese war. commenced. It is undrostood here that the Whitley county contingent are now down in the Philippines awaiting the turn of events in the far east." These Lower's arc relatives of Joseph 8. Lower of this this county.

DECATUR, INDIANA. THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1904.

WAR NEWS Japanese Bombarding Port Arthur Today. Special to The Dailj Democrat PORT ARTHUR, March 10—The Japanese fleet appeared off the harbor here at midnight and bombarded the city intermitently until eight o’clock this morning. REV. JAMISON Will Lecture Tonight at M. E. Church —“Grit, Greenbacks, Grace." Rev. Henry C. Jameson is in the city and will deliver his famous lecture on “Grit, Greenbacks and Grace’’ tonight at the Methodist church. Rev. Jameson comes very highly recommended, delivering his lecture in a pleasing manner, is eloquent in delivery, forcible in

I B K 811 SB wRf "A t . J3L ■ . ’ * WT / - - »;. f , ~ s C. E. NEWLIN Os Indianapolis, State Chairman of the Prohibition party, and who will lecture at the court house tonignt on the subject, • The Twentieth Century Problem, Our Civic and Industrial Life.”

argument and pointed in illustration and application. Those who attend will be greatly benefited and he will leave with you an uplifting impression. Do not fail to hear this eminent speaker, as he will certainly please you in all respects. IS RECAPTURED Mark Dunn Will Hang Tomorrow Murderer Who Escaped From Prison Was Retaken This Morning Special to Dally Democrat, ST. JOSEPH, MO., March 10— Mark Dunn, the condemned murder, who escaped from jail here Monday was recaptured today at Guilford, Mo., and is now here in jail. He will be hanged in the jail yard tomorrow as scheduled for killing Detective Schunwckor.

PIONEER DEAD Frederick Roop Died This Morning Deceased Was a Pioneer of Van Wert bounty, and a Respected Citizen. Frederick Roop, one of the pio! neers of Van Wert county, having lived the most of his life just this side of Willshire, died at two o'clock this morning, after a lingering illness. His health has been poor for the last two years, but for several months a complication of

kidney and heart troubles and paralysis completely undermined his system. Bor a week or two his death has been hourly expected, he taking scarcely no nourishment and his breathing was hard and irregular The deceasedjis seventyfive years old, having lived nearly all his life at or near the scene of his death, where he owned a fine farm, and where he lived amid peace and plenty for so many years. The remaining family now living are a wife, four sons and three daughters, one of whom is Mrs. J. E. Moser of this City, and who for a week or more has been constantly at her father’s bedside. The funeral will be held from the Methodist church in Willshire Saturday afternoon at one o’clock with interment at the cemetery at that place. The deceased is well known in this city many of whom will attend the funeral services. AN ANNOUNCEMENT. Mr. Editor. Next Wednesday evening March 1(1 th the last number of the lecture course will be given, by Wallace Bruce Amsbary. Judging by the cast of the talent and private information we have recieved, wo are convinced that it will be the best entertainment of the season. I say this more for the benefit of those holding season tickets than I do us an advertisement. The selection of seats will begin with the opening of the Holthouse store Wednesday morning. F. A. AT,LEN.

THOMPSON DEAD Geneva Friends Asked to Send Orders for Burial. A telegram was recieved last Monday by Jamb Butcher from Popular Bluffs, Mo., stating that James Thompson was killed and his body was being held there for instructions as to what disposition should be made of it, and that deceased had no money. Ho has a few relatives in his vicinity but has been away in other parts much of the time. The telegram was left unanswered.—Geneva Herald. TOOK ’EM IN Tramps Taken in by the Police Were Asleep at the Knapp School House.—Fined and Sent to Jail.

Three tramps, tough looking customers, and who have appeared in police court here on previous occasions were before ’Squire James H. Smith this morning and in consequence are now serving out jail sentences of from fifteen to twenty five days respectively. The men are of the genuine specie and gave their names as James Murray, Toledo, David Kelley, Fort Wayne and F. C. Drew Buffalo. They were captured at the Knapp school house norheast of town at nine o’clock by Deputy Sheriff Dallas Butler and Policeman Fisher. The men had begged at farm houses along the road and finally when dark came entered the school house, took the maps off the wall and made beds for themselves. Trustee L. H. Boknecht saw them and notified the officers here. This morning Mr. Boknecht and Homer Lower, teacher of the school appeared against the men who were found guilty. Drew who is a cripple was fined five dollars and trimmings, Murray got ten and costs, while Kelley, who seemed to lie the leader and from whom was taken a vicious looking 38 calibre revolver and twenty six shells, was given a dose of $24.40. The men went to jail.

SOME TRUTHS Boys, Some Advice for You by Bob Burdett. Remebmer son. that the world is older than you are by several years; that for thousands of years it has been so full of smarter and better young men than yourself that their feet stuck out the dormer windows; that when they died the old world went whirling on, and not one man in ten millions went to the funeral. Don't be too sorry for your father because he knows so much less than youjdo. Remember the reply of Dr. Wayland to the student of Brown uinversity, who said it was an easy enough thing to make proverbs such as Solomon wrote. “Make a few,” tersley replied the old man. The world has great need ot young men, but no greater need than young men have hud for it. Your clothes fit better than your father's fit him; they cost more money and they uro more in style; your mustache is neuter, the cut of your hair is better. But young man the old gentleman gets the biggest salary, ami his homely scrambling signature on the business end of a chock will drain more money out of a bank in five minutes than yon could get out with a ream of paper and a copper plate sign in six months. —Burdett.

NUMBER 50

NEW THEORY Swindler Gordon Said to be Stanley Man Arrested at Portland Believed to be the Same One Who Tried to Swindle Votaw. The arrest of (Jordon the swindler charged with trying to cash a raised check of $15,000 has revived the story of the arrest there of a man named Stanley who it is now claimed is none other than this same Gordon Standley tried to defraud Jonas Votaw, a wealthy farmer out of SSOOO, claiming to be a Fort Wayne banker. Votaw was asked to check out $5,000, and to meet Stanley at a designated place in the country. Votaw applied to the Citizen’Bank for a loan and Cashier Hawkins, the same bank officers who discovered the raised check in the present transaction had his suspicion aroused, and he notified the sheriff and marshal who slippad into the country and arrested Stanley. Stanley was committed to jail and the case dragged until his bond was reduced to $2,000. Then a strange woman appeared upon the scene and counted down $2,000. Stanley was released and was seen no more. Cashier Hawkins is confident that Stanley and Gorden are one and the same Stanley was a confederate of ‘Gias Bred” Charles Henderson, one of the smoothest workers at that time kncwn to the police,. So far Gordon has been successful in uzzing everybody with respect to his past history. An effort to identify him as Stanley is being made. THE EUTERPEANS Program for This Week’s Meeting The Fraternity to ..old Their Regular Session at Home of Mrs. J. Q. Neptune.

The Etiferpean Sooety will meet tomorrow evening at the home of Mrs. J. Q. Neptune on Third street. The following delightful program has been arranged: Study in Musical History. Duett, Ella Bell and Dossie Beery Reading, Fay Smith Piano Solo “The Storm” Behoven, Mrs. Ellingham Vocal Solo Ernsberger Piano Solo, "Evening Bells" Mendelshon, Bessie Schrock Vocal Duett, "Eventide" Mrs. Dr. Thomas, Mrs. Patterson Piano Solo, "Butterfly” Greig, Ella Bell Reading, "The Butterfly, Agnes Schrock Vocal Solo, "The Swallows”, Godaid, Mrs. Thomas Piano Solo, “The Mill,"Booker, Blanche Carroll Vocal Solo, “The Dandelion” Dr. J. Q Neptune Reading—“A Summer’s Day" Mrs True Pronouncing Contest. Piano Solo, "Brooklet' —Sindlor, Francis Merryman Studies in Esthetics. Beauties of Painting. Committees:— Dr. J. Q. Neptune, Music. Mrs. J. m JNeptunc, Poetry Mrs. J C. Patterson, Art.