Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 63, Decatur, Adams County, 25 March 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

MAMMOTH FURNITURE STORE Vager Sons to Build Large New , Block

LOCATED ON FIRST STREET Will be Connected With Present Store Modem and Fire-Proof Building, and One of the Largest Furniture Mouses in Indiana.

L. Yager Sons will soon own the 1 largest and most modern furniture I store in Northern Indiana, as they are now arranging for [an addition | to their already large establishment. Yesterday they purchased from Isaac Peterson, the lot on First street, located directly east and just cross the alley from their present store. On this lot is to be erected a large brick bui Iding of a ' modern and up-tc-late pattern. The alley way is to be widened and paved so that several teams can be given room at once and all loading and unloading of goods will lx 1 cared for there. A canopy will cover the alley and connect the two j buildings so that goods can be ' handled in the dry even if the weather is inclement. The new room will be used at present for a pack-1 ing room, ware house and repair shop, but later it is the intenti m of this enterprising firm to enlarge the building so as to cover the entire newly purchased ground and making a block 264 feet long. When the new ware house is complete the present furniture store will be used only as sales rooms. The Yager store has been a substantia] busir.e-s house here for over forty years and under the management of the younger members of the firm is destined to grow into an establishment of great credit anti help to the city as is evidenced by the present move. The firm has realized for years that this step would be necessary and tne present crowded condition of their store made it impossible to wait longer. The now block is tc> be a well built brick and fire proof bnilidng and will when completed add to the business appearance of First street. A GOOD JOB Was the Building and Raising of Fred Thieme’s Barn. Fred Thieme, the well known Union township farmer was in town today and says his recent barn raising was a grand success, due to the ability ofWill Soloway who had Charge of affairs and to the carpen ter Henry Bitner, both of whom did their work well. Fred says if they either one ever want a reCoimnendation he is ready to give it to them. The barn is one of the largest and bed in the county being forty by one hundred feet in dimensions. Fred believes in being Modern and his well tilled farm and handsome buildings thereon prove that statement better than we can toll it.

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NEW HAY MAN Mr. McClary of Van Wert to Locate In Decatur. .James McClary of VanWert is in the city today making all final arrangements whereby he will go into the hay business here. For several weeks this gentleman has had Miles Tindall going over the county and buying up hay for him. which will be delivered at a date when he is able to take care of it. It is also rumored that Mr. McClary is at this time trying to buy the outfit formerly owned and operated by L. A. Henning near the Grand Rapids tracks, and to go into the grain and hay business there on a large scale. Mr McClary is now getting ready to move his family to this place and make this his future home. He comes well recommended and should do a thriving business

WON OUT J. Fred France Nominated for Mayor Former Decatur Lawyer Honored at Huntington by Democrats Yesterday. Special to the Daily Democrat. HUNTINGTON, Ind., March 25 —Attorney J. Fred France democratic district chairman, was nominated in the democratic primaries here touay for mayor of Huntington. The other nominees are as follows; City clerk Joseph Carroll; treasurer, John Fulton; marshal, William Di-.mond. Six candidates were out for the nomination for mayor and six for city clerk. The contest was spirited but clean, and the winning ticket it considered one of the strongest ever put up by the democrats of this city. The number of votes cast was 833, a i slight decrease over the vote of two yettrs ago. IN MID-OCEAN The New York Journal says: ‘‘The project to publish a daily paper on board all great transatlantic steamships while at sea is expected to be in operation next May. News is to be furnished by the Marconi wireloss system. The Marconigram says: "The newspaper will be of standard size, and will contain full telegraphic reports for the Associated Press. The combined circulation of this journal on board all steamships will bo large enough to warrant its use by advertisers. The same matter will lie printed in each edition of the vapor, whether issued on board the Luoania, the Kaiser W ilhelin or the Minnehaha. The editorial rooms will be located ashore. There are nt times a population of 20,000 to 30,000 people afloat in ocean steamers htween the United States and Europe.”

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1904.

IS INSANE Mrs. Vonator of Willshiae Becomes Frantic. Mrs. Vonator, wife of John Vonator, town mail carrier of Willshire ,is violently insane, the result.of constant study of the Bible. She has been in poor health for some time and a day or two ago her mind failed her entirely. She became frantic and the attention of several persons was necessary to control her. She was better today and it is hoped she may recover physically and mentally. She is a popular lady and her family have the sym pathy of the community. OFFERS SIO,OOO Mr. Carnegie’s Gift for Library Amount Not as Large as Was Expected, But Cost of Maintenance is Smaller. Rev. E. A. Allen is in receipt of a letter from Andrew Carnegie, offering Decatur the sum of SIO,OOO with which to build a library building for use of the public. The offer is several thousand less than was expected but he only requires a guarantee ot SIOOO per year to keep it up. Rev. Allen has written asking for a reconsideration and showing that a tax amounting to 1860 annually has already been authorized here, this being a sufficient amount to sustain an SIB,OOO building. However Mr. Carnegie is now enroute to Scotland and it will possibly be some time before an answer can be obtained to this appeal. The library committee will meet tonight to consider the proposition and decide upon the best plan for everyone concerned. Rev. Allen says the amount offered would have been most satisfactory had we not expected more ORDERED OUT Hoboes Frighten Women and Go to Jail Were Discharged This Morning on Promise to Leave Town in Ten Minutes. The two Weary Willies who were arrested last evening by Marshal Cordua for frightening women near the Clover Leaf railroad were brought up before Mayor Coffee this morning and plead not guilty to the charge. The two men told such a pitiful story übcut being two strong, able bodied laborers who wore going to Marion to accept a position and that it was not their intention to frighten or injure any one, and that the only manner in which they had broken the law, if they had, was by asking for a drink of water, on which there is no statute governing and the court after listening to their interesting tale and hearing the evidence of the marshal concluded that the man had not trangressed upon any <>f the laws and gave them ten minutes to leave town. A good ridnnee of bad rubbish. 1 hey gave their names us Jack McCelland and Hurry Smith.

ARRIVED TOO LATE Mrs. McMullen Failed to See Hnsband Alive Account of the Death of James Me* Mullen at Crestline Yesterday. This morning’s Fort Wayne Journal gave the story of the death of James McMullen as follows: As the train entered the yards at Crestline a freight engine of the eastern division of the road attempted to use a pass over track, and just as the freight engine got into the track the passenger engine crashed into it. Mr. McMullen was thrown against the boiler head -and pinioned there by the coal from the tank. Escaping steam from bursted steam pipe poured onto his body until the flesh was f completely cooked. He was rescued as soon as it was possible to get him out, but his injuries were such that he died at 9:45. As soon as the announcement of the accident was made in this city arrangements were made to send Mrs. McMullen to her husband as fast as possible. A coach was attached to the second section of train No. 6, one of the fast trains east bonud.for her accomodation. Accompaning Mrs. McMullen were Mohn McMullenj a brother of the injured engineer, and two sisters, Mrs. John Daley and Mrs. Frank Mcßennett. The train reached Crestline on schedule time, but the wife was too late to see her husband alive, death having claimed him only a short time Ftefore she arrived. The body was brought to this city last night on train No. 35, which arrives here at 7:15 p. m., and removed to the family home at 301 West De Wald street. The hour of the funeral has not been announced. In addition to the wife and relatives mentioned above Mr. McMullen is survived by three sons and a daughter, as follows: Marie, aged twelve; Michael nine;Lonard, seven; John, four. James McMullen, the dead engineer. was one of the best known men in she employ of the Pennsylvania here and on account of his genial disposition was universally liked. He possessed the element of popularity and the faculty to a very marked degree of making friends and retaining them. He was born Mav 28, 1848 and began work for the Pennsylvania company in July 1872 in the capacity of fireman. In 1893 he was promoted from the freight service to the position of i passenger engineer. He was considered 1 ! one of the most reliable men in the service and had one of the best runs—a run that requires a cool head and careful attention to business.

GETTING READY Winona Getting Ready for the Indiana School Teachers. There is certainly something doing at Winona Lace these days. The big h >tels and boarding houses are being generally overhauled and put in order for the entertainment of 3,000 teachers of Northern Indi - ana schools, who meet their Twenty second Annual Concntion at Winona Lake, April 7th to 9th. The pretty town of Warsaw will assist in the entertainment of the guests and hotels, h< unes and boarding houses are fast being tilled by the committee in charge. Prof, George W. Worley, chairman of the rooeptien committee, is doing some strenuous work these days as are his helper) at Winona Luke.

SONS OF VETERANS Lodge Organized, Named and Officers Elected. The Sons of Veterans met at the G. A.R . hall last night and succeeded in the organization of a splendid lodge. The name chosen was the H, H. Hart Camp and the following competent officers were chosen; John W, .Tyndall, captain } Walter B. Johnson* first lieutenant, John D.Andrews,second lieutenant, C. E. Hooker chaplain. Speeches were made by various members of the G A. R. and S. of V. members and the meeting was a very interesting one. The order will meet every second and fourth Thursday in each month and they will likely have charge of the Decoration day services.

THEY MEET County Officers Trying to Hold Fast The Last Legislature Graft Means Sever al Hundred Thousand Dollars to Present Officers. Over 100 county officers, representing every county in the State were present at the meeting at the Denison yesterday discussing plans for the legal tight to uphold the lengthening the terms of auditors and treasurers. A committee of five was appointed to take the matter in charge and employ attorneys to represent the county officers. This committee consists of W. E. Beach of Lafayette, chairman; O. P. Ensley of Indianapolis, secretary and treasurer; C. S. McClung, of Laporte; William Clark of Terre Haute and Cyrus J. Clark of Indianapolis. Hawkins & Smith and Merrell Moores of this city have been retained and they will be assisted by William E. Christian of

Noblesville. Another test case in i addition to that pending in Warren County will probably be started today. It will be brought in Hendricks county by the attorneys for the county officers. A Republican was recently nominated for Treasurer to succeed the present official. The suit will be brought against the chairman of the Republican committee to restrain him from placing the name of the candidate on the ticket. Several speakers at the meeting attacked Chairman Goodrich and Senator Fairbanks, | as they allege that the attack on the law originated at a meeting held i between Addison C. Harris, ChairI man Goodrich and Senator Fairbanks at the home'of the latter in 1 Washington. The speakers said i they did not desire to attack the methods of Fairbanks and Goodrich but they thought the action to declare the law unconstitutional was started because of the lack of campaign funds. Chairman Goodrich was especially criteised for going to Washington for advice when he should have consulted those ini terested here in Indiana.—lndianapolis Sentinel.

TO SPEAK HERE Ami-Saloon Forces to Hold Services Sunday. Representatives of [the Anti-Sa-loon League will ho in our city next Sunday. Meetings will l>e hold as follows: In the morning Rev. W E. Helt will speak at the Preshyterian church and Rev. John Lewis will Ist at the M. E. church. In the evening Rev. Lewis will speak at : the U. B. church and Rev. Holt at ; the Baptist church. There will be an afternoon meet at 3:00 o’clock at J the Presbyterian ohruch.

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BUYS INTEREST r hauncey Hostler in Tailor Business New Firm If Known as Meyer k Hostler—Will Go After the Business. A deal was consumated last evening wherein Chauncy Hostler of Fort Wayne bought a half interest in the tailor shop belonging to Chris Myers. Mr. Host ler yesterday returned from a cutting school at St. Louis and is now well versed j in cutting all the laatest styles thati are now worn. He has been in this kind «f business vears, having I learned the trade when but a boy, | and is fully competent to do all [ manner of tailor work. It was his intention on leaving the cutting school to go into business some place and was looking for a location and thought Decatur a field for a first class and up to date cutter, : hence his making the deal here. Mr. Myers needs no introduction to the public as all well know his ability as a tailor. The boys expect to carry a complete and up to date line of goods and to turn out nothing but the best of fits and makes, thus insuring a good trade. They will still occupy the shop that I Mr. Myers is in over Brock’s tin i shop and solicit a share of your patronage if you have any thing in their line. The name of the new firm will be Meyer & Hostler. SHAKESPEARE CLUB Held Business Session Last Nigtht Arrange for Closing Meeting and Appoint Committees on Next Year's Program. The Ladies Shakespeare Club met at. the home of Mrs. Morrison last evening upon an important business session. It was decided to hold the closing of the club which for years has tx'en accompanied by an enjoyable entertainment and banquet, on Friday evening, April 22. While it is not definitely decided it is loliovcd that she event will lie hold in the parlors of the Presbyterian church and the banquet served by the Ladies Aid Society of that church. A committee was appointed including Mrs. D. M. Hensley and Mrs. ('. A. Dugan to confer with that society and conclude arrangements. These events are always enjoyable and uro attended by the members families and friends. At last night meeting arrangements were also made for the study work of the club for next year, which will lie divided into three periods, two months each for the study of 'Shakespeare, history of the people I and government of South America, I and current and social topics. Committees for arranging the pr<>- » gram were ap]>ointed as follows: 1 Shakpspearo.Mcsdames Ellingham, Hensley, Sprang, and ..Miss Studaliaker. South America, Mesdamcs . Heller, Dugan, Tyndall and Morrlh‘son. Current Events, MosdamoH Trout. Kenyon and Studa baker.