Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 29 March 1904 — Page 1

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A SURE THING Decatur to be a Clover Leaf Terminal Division Kindly Received by President Shonts, and Former Declarations Verified. The Commercial Club committee consisting of John W. Tyndall, Clark J. Lutz, H. R Moltz, with French Quinn came homo from their visit to Toledo chuck full of enthusiasm over the project, of locating the Clover Leaf terimnal division at this place. They spent two and one half hours with President Shonts, who reiterated his former statements and made it clear to them that he was a man of large business resources. Owing to the fact that the civil engineers sent here week before last failed to complete their work so that any calculation could be made, will necessitate the work to be done over. Until this is completed any tangible proposition will be impossible.! The company exjx-ct to have other mon here in a few days, at which time a careful and complete survey will be made of the different sites, and from these President Shonts will tell with accuracy just what the company will locate here, and also what the company expects from the citizens of this city and Washington township. He made it clear however that he was sincere and in earnest and that every state ment previously made, will hold good. The committee were high in their praise of the wav in whiohPresident Shonts received them, as well as with the interest he manifested in the pending change. The only thing for us to do is to keep cool until the railroad officials have time to lay the proposition before nt in black and white,and then to take it up in a business way and proceed to make Decatur a railroad town that you read about. Enough is known to guarantee good faith on the part of the railroad and when it comes up to the citterns of this place, let nothing but good business sense, guide us, and the benefits to be accrued will be many and of a satisfactory character. • COURT NEWS Bis Case Still Grinds. Some Other Business Transacted. This is the last week of the February term of court and the FaylorStudubaker case will occpuy most of the time. The April term will open April 7. Receiver Bouserman has settled up all matters pertaining to the partnership of John Busenbark and Joseph Osborne and has been discharg ed. The case of Wayne Ireland vs the Fort Wayne Traction Company, a ♦IOOO damage suit brought here on change of venue from Allen county lias been dismissed, costs having been paid. AN OLD GUN Among the curious antique fire arms exhibits that the government will make at the World's Fair is the old percussion rifle carried by Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, when ho was taken prisoner by troop* under General Nelson A. M iles in May 1865. Iho gun was presented to President Davis by a •'ronoh friend and admirer, P. Devismo, of Paris.

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HOLY WEEK Appropriate Services to be Held at Catholic Church. , This is holy week and the St. Marys Catholic church will celebrate the event with appropriate services which begin on Thursday, known as Holy Thursday, services will be held morning and evening, at the latter hours, Lamentations will be sung. Good Friday, anniversary of the death of our Lord, will be duly celebrated as will Holy Saturday, on which day the water is made holy by blessing. On Easter Sunday Solemn high mass will be held . at ten o'clock sun time,Father Garddner vill assist’in the services. The Catholic observance of these holy days are most beautiful, interesting and appropriate and the lessons taught are of benefit to the many j who always attend. WANTS DIVORCE Oliver Reynolds the Defendant tils Wife Seeks Separation on Grounds of Cruel and Inhuman Treatment. Another chapter of troubles in I the famous Oliver D. Reynolds; story has been written in the re- I cords of the Adams circuit court. Attorney Emil Franz this morning | tiled a suit for Mrs. Reynolds asking for a divorce from her unfaithful husband. The complaint alleges that Bessie O. and Oliver D. Reynolds were married February 29, 1896. Until two years ago they seemed to five happily and were prosperous. Then Oliver began abusing his wife and ha* often struck her <bout the head and face and has choked her. Finally he deserted her on January 19th last and has since failed in any way to ' provide for her or the family. Four children have been born whose ages are as follows: Larol aged seven, Milo aged six, Justus aged four and Ruth, a bate but one year old. Mrs. Reynolds asks for the custody of her children and alleges that the defendant is an unfit person to care for them. The sum of fifty dollars per year for each child as a maintainance income is also asked The complaint is short and not a word is said concerning the time a year ago when Oliver I eloped with a sitxeen year old girl ' and was absent for four months. Even after such an unpardonable act and after using the money which to his wife ami family he was forgiven and allowed :to return home after promising to jbe good. He worked in this city several months last summer and ! returned home in the fall and remained there until January 19, when after beating his wife shamefully he again deserted and has not been heard of since. Mrs. Reynolds is an excellent woman and has proven herself in all instances a perfect lady. Her former reconciliations with her husband was no doubt done for her children’s sake. She has the sympathy of all who know of her troubles and will very probably have little trouble in securing a divorce decree when the case is called at the next term of court. TO ARRIVE SOON. Gus Rosenthal informs us that the base tell uniforms will arrive not later than April Ist which means Friday . The uniforms will not be worn until the opening game which will be April 10th. Celina being the boys first victims and the day when the slaughter will oomiiience ,

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1904.

HANDSOME ROOM Scheiman Meat Market an Ideal One Niblick & Co. Have Completed the Work of Carpeting the Room in a Correct Manner. The Schein,an meat market in the Allison Studbaker block is to j be one of the finest business rooms in Decatur and a credit to the city. Niblick & Co., under the direct supervision of Mr. Dan Niblick have completed the work of carpeting the floor with inlaid linoleum and the rooms have already taken a most presentable appearance. Inlaid linoleum, while rather expensive is cheapest in the end as it wears and looks like now for many years, the pattern running through to the back. It required nearly a hundred yards to carpet the room l»aek to the partition, a distance of forty two feet. Niblick & Co., have already secured contracts for several similar patterns. The Scheiman room has been nicely papered and when the new and modern furniture arrives Fred will show you a real busness room of the 190-1 style and pattern. ABOUT THE SHOPS — Marion Paper Tells the Clover Leaf Story. People of Decatur are stirred from the ground up by the report that the Toledo, St. L mis & Western railroad company, the Clover Leaf, will locate shops in the Adams | county metropolis. Dephos, 0., which has a set of shops of this company, is also greatly exercised ! because of the statement that the plant will lx* removed to Decatur. Deiphos has been to see the head of the road about it, and got very litte satisfaction from President Shonts. Decatur citizens are expeeling to receive a proposition from the Clover Leaf people very soon, and they are prepared to I take off their coats and go out to fulfill the conditions that go with the same. Plans and drawings have already been placed in the hands of the officers of the com-1 pany. President Shonts of the, railroad company has expressed a determination to visit Decatur and face the situation.and the Commercial Club is prepared to give him the time of his life. Decatur people are jubilant beoiuse of the prospect of landing the big in-* dustry.—Marion News-Tribune NEW OFFICIAL Robert Williams Made General Superintendent of Clover Leaf. President Shonts, of the Clove) Leaf today announced the appointment of Robert Williams of Cedar Rapids, la., ns genera] superintend ent,mechanical,maintenance of way and structures. ; The appointment lieoomes effective on March 31. Mr Williams will have his headquarters in this city. Mr. Williams has foi many years been connected with the Brulington, Cedar Rapids & lowa railroad as vice president and general manager, and in that capacity made quite a reputation for himself. The circular which is being printed this afternoon indicates that tlio headquarters of the transportation ’department, which have teen located at Frank fort Ind., [for the past couple of j years, will be removed to this city. —Toledo News Bee.

I CARRIES BILL How the Law on Salaries Reads Up to Date. The rural carrier provision as it ; stands in the bill has passed the j House is us follows: “Letter carries of the rural free delivery service shall receive a salary not exceeding 1720 per annum, and no other or further allowance or salary shall be made to said carriers, and on and after date said carriers shall I | not solicit business or recieve orders of any kind from any person or corporation and shall not during their hours of employment, carry any merchandise for hire. ‘Provided, that said carriers may carry merchandise for hire for and up n i i the request of pitons residing up m , their respective routes, whenever j | the same shall not interfere with proper discharge of their official i duties and under such regulations I las the postmaster general may prescribe.” WILL IMPROVE W. 11. Nachtrieb to Build Addition His Business Block Will Extend to Alley.—Will Also Remodel the Second Floor. In the course of several weeks, jM. H. Nachtrieb will commence work to remodle and build to his drug store which when completed i will give him a business room extending from Second street to the alley. His plan is to first build in a vestibule and stair way so as to 1 I give him direct access to his rooms jup stairs which will be remedied and put into shape fora photograph ' gallery which will he occupied by the Ernsberger Brothers, who are | contemplating putting in a first class and up to date gallery. Both ! of these gentlemen are well versed in *his line, having been engaged in this business for several years. As soon as this work is completed 1 Mr. Nacldrieb will at once proceed to put in a two story brick biulding j which will be occupied by himself downstairs for drug store purposes I and a store room and the the upstairs will be occupied by the above I named men to te used for the I purpose stated. This will certainly add materially to the building and will also give to Mr. Nachtrieb a much needed building us the room !he now has is not large enough ito comfortably handle the heavy I stock of drug supplies that he I carries. — GETTING FAMOUS Is Prof. Brown, the Bird and Bee Man of Rochester. Isaac W. Brown, “bird and bee man'' lias returned to Indiana,from Huntington, W. Va., for a short vacation and a visit to his homo at Rochester. Ho has been lecturing i in high schools and colleges in Ohio, [ West Virginia and Kentcuky. He I has jutt made an engagement with the West Virignia State Normal. I Ho will go into Pennsylvania after , ■ E.ister. Three years ago Brown was tramping over Indiana leotur-1 ing in the streets to farmers and trying to impress them with the fact that bird and bet> life was necessary to farming. Ho took up collections in his hat and in course of a month probabrly got as much I money uh he receives in one day ' j now. Ho bus enough engagements already on file to keep him busy | for the next year.

LAND OF FLOWERS Interesting Letter From California Popular Traveling Man Writes Interestingly of the Beauties of That state. Long Beach, Cal., March 2, ’O4 Mr. Chas. F True, Decatur Ind. Friend Chas:— We have teen out here five weeks I now and it seems like home, we have got acquainted with a great many tourists and rather like this i style of living, but of course it i must come to an end because I finances will run out after awhile, i After leaving San Diego we came Ito Los Angeles, have been there three weexs ami liked the place real well, Los Angeles is a city |of 15000 people, and is a very busy ' place. They have fine and large buildings and stores as in any city. I think I was ever in, surprised me I when I got there. We got rooms lon the hi]l that is the desirable ,' part of the city, and they have an incline railroad called “Angels Flight” that take people up the hill and down, it is quite a job to walk it. They sell 100 tickets for 100 cars are running continually. We took some pretty trips out of Los Angeles. One day we went to Passaddona the “Millionaires Paradise" and saw the finest street ever saw and I they say there are twenty millionaries live on this one street and they have beautiful mansions and I yards full of all kinds of flowers and shrubbery. Another trip is the “Kite shape Track” takes you through the finest orange grovis in the state and the towns of RiverI side and Redlands and a dozen 1 others in one day. This is a railI road built like a race track about | one hundred miles around, takes one day to make it and stops long enough to visit the best towns in the round. There are trips to take I every day, and the fears I had beI fore leaving of not knowing how ■ to put in the time while away, were groundless as time fiies only too fast. We are now at Long Beach, twenty one miles from Los Angeles on the coast this is a great place for tourists all the year round. They have the finest bath house here, they claim on the coast, and i it is a beautiful little place of about 7000 ix'ople. We are right on the ocean front ateut half block off and we can look out of our window and see the water and hear it all night and there is something fascinating about it to mo. Thenwas a heavy sea last night an the worst they have had this winter and it was a beautiful sight this morning to see the breakers and waves rolling in, the sun shone and the water was a beautiful green. We went down yesterday and watched the fisherman haul in thei r nets and is curious sight to see the different kinds of fish they catch. There are all colors and shapes flat, round and oval, poison and the finest kind to eat and it was very interesting to watch them sort them out. We were on the pier yesterday and watched the people fish. Tasked them where their bait was and l they said they don't need any. They have several "gangs” of hooks on a line and they drop these in j the water and snag them, They are herring and king fish and on locking down in thp water you can see millions of them it seems; well you cun imagine they uro pretty ' thick when you can drop in hooks and pull them out,catching them in iiull parts of the fish and everybody that left the pier it -ooms, had all | they wanted to carry, hut this isn’t

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1 much sport as its too easy. We I expect to stay here and at Catalina Island two weeks and then leave for San Francisco. We are all well, and lam gaining in weight right along. Hoping you are well and that business is good and with best | wishes to your family and[the girls I remain, Your Friend W. H. Plogstuth. READY TO FIGURE"' Harvey Hart Has Immense Stock of Lumber. Harvey Hart, proprietor of the City Lumber Y’ards, informs us that he has now opened up his place |of business near the Grand Rapids railroad on West Monroe street and is in a position to furnish any one who is contemplating building, anything in the lumber line that * they may desire and is also desirious of figuring on the lumber with prospective builders. He in- ; forms us that he is doing a very ■ nice business, having already captured several nice contracts to ; furnish hunter for building purposes. From wh it wc could see of his stock Mr. Hart certainly carries a heavy line and at present is ■ very much crowded for room, and ■ keeps him busy building sheds to ■ cover his stock. There is no doubt but that he is in the business to ■; stay and he solicits a share of ■ your patronage if you are figuring on building or need any thing in I his line. II — MRS. NUTTMAN 11 A Former Pioneer of This County, Dead Lived Here Many Years and Was Well Known by the Older Citizens. : This morning’s Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette said: Mrs. Caroline L. Nuttman,nearly eighty four ' ■ years of age, and one of the best known ladies of Fort Wayne, died Monday morning at 434 West Berry street, where she resided with her ■ son in law and dauhgter, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hanna. Mrs. Nuttj man’s death was due to the infirmities of age and to an attack of paralysis. She had teen declining hea Ith for some time, and a forenight ago she was stricken by paralysis. She had been confined to her bed for a week. She remained thoroughly conscious until a short rime before her death, which was exceedingly peaceful. Mrs. Nuttman, who was the widow of iho late Joseph D. Nuttman was horn In Eliazbeth N. J. April 23, I*2o. Mr. Nuttman was also reared then* but came to Fort Wayne in 1839, embarking later in business at Decatur. The couple was married at Eliazbeth, Aug. 27, 1844, the Rev. Dr. Murray of the Presbyterian church, performing the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Nuttman at once went to Decatur, where they resided until IS6O when they camo to this city to remain permanently. After coming here, Mr. Nuttman opened a banking house and he helped organize the First National bank. Later with his son in law, Mr. Oliver S. Hanna, hi established the bunking house of Nuttman & Co. Mr. Nuttunin's death occurred Sept. 6, 1890. The decedent was a most excellent woman, inteli ligent,kindly and of noble charater. i She Juul teen a member of the I Presbyterian church hero since f 1860, She is survived by but one * child, a daughter,Mrs. Hanna. Her i other children, Mrs. Caroline D. v i Pett it, and Julia B. and Jarnos D. I J Nuttman are dead. Thu funorai 1 | will te hold Tuesday. . ;<l . ' * — ——■