Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 72, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

APRIL JURIES ARE CHOSEN Commissioners Select Names This Morning

GRAND JURY RERORTS MONDAY Every Township But Blue Creek Represented List of Citizens Called to Serve Under Directions of the Adams Circuit Court. Jury Commissioners David 8. Van Iler and H. R. Moltz met with Deputy Clerk Paul Biumgartner, this morning and proceeded to select the grand and petit juries for the April term of the Adams Circuit Court. The men who will serve as grand jurors and wh >se duty it will be to return indictments against those who have violated the State laws during the past two years are as follows: Frank Hisey, Jerffeson township ;Peter Beiberstine.French: Daniel Cook, Hartford, Solomon Habbeger, Wabash; Paul Gerber, Wabash and Oliver Walteis of Union. They report for duty next Monday morning and will be in session all of next week anil perhaps longer. It, is understoixl that they will investigate several important happenings and one or two startling indictments may lie a result. The petit jury will report the third Monday of the term and will tie on duty when needed during the entire term of nine weeks. The men chosen were William Breiner. Kirkland township; James A. Steele, Kirkland;C. E. Irvin, Jefferson; John Moeschberger, French; J. D. Winans, St. Marys;Chester Buhler, I Deoutur; George Cramer, Root; I William Hilgeman. Jr.. Preble.Fred I Weiland, Union; James A Sprague I Monroe; B. P. Moyer, Hartford and I Abraham Debolt, Union. All are I worthy men and ten of the twelve I townships are represented on the ■ petit jury Blue Creek township ■ is the only one without a citizen on ■ either jury. The honor of serving ■in this capacity is one usually un- ■ welootne to the busy farmer at this ■time of year, but it is a duty rather ■difficult to evade. 1 TIME FOR WORK ■Farmers Anxious fer a Few Davs to Plant Crops. | The warm weather and the sun ■°day are about the most, welcome ■hings the farmer has greeted for ■‘‘'oral weeks and all are wishing ■hat it will not rain again for at least Ben days or two weeks. It is time for ■’hinting the oats crop and a great ■"ss will be felt by the farmer if a ■urge jiart of the planting is not ■ore beforf long. This week should J l '" ni,, st of the planting of garden ■’nek done also. The price of pota took a rise this morning and ■thur advances can be expected if W" r, ’l>orts are true that the Michi- ■* n ,nien who have potatoes are thorn rotting in the ground ■'erioe paid the wholesale mer ■ nnt this morning was f 1.20.

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NEW ARITHMETIC Better and Cheaper Text Book to be Used in Indiana. Ihe Indianapolis superior court dissolve! the injunction against the state board of education brought about at the instance of Silver, Burdette &- Co., to prevent the board of education from m iking a contract for school arithmetics to D. (' Heath & Company. Silver Burdette & Co., are the publishers of the Indiana arithmetics that have been in use in the schools under the old contract. The books were very unsatisfactory and generally described by educators us little less than an abomination. At the expiration of the c infract the publishers revised the books, but they are still unsatisfactory and the contract for arithmetics was let to D. C. Heath <fr Co. Hence the injunction which today was dissolved. The effect of this decision as interpreted by well informed educators, is to put the students in possession of a much Superior text book, for the Heath arithmetic, which is known in this state as the Indiana arithmetic is said to be one of the best text books published. In additon to this the primary books will be sold about one third cheaper than the old ones. At any rate this is the statement of D. C. LH‘*ath & Co., who say that the primary book will cost but 22 cents instead of the old price of 85 cents. In as much as every pupil must have one of these books, this reduction, taken on the whole means an immense saving. THE CONFERENCE Several Hundred Ministers at Muncie Bis Annual Methodist Meeting is On. - Business Begins Tomorrow. MUNCIE. Ind. April s—While the firts regular session of the North Indiana M. E. Conference does not open until tomorow morning several get acquainted meetings were held today. About 600 ministers are already here. It is hoped to finish the work of the conference by next Monday, April 11, when the assignments of ministers for the coming year will be made. Among the Methodists of prominence to lie present will t«c the Rev. J. C. Oldham, a native of India and general secretary of the church; the Rev. Camden N. Cobrun, pastor of St. James Methodist church, of Chicago; Dr. Edwin H. Hughes, president of DePauw university Evangelist Hart and Magan and many others. A lively contest probably will be precipitated by those who desire to be delegates to the national conference, which will be held in Los’Angeles, Cal., in May. The local conference is entitled to six lay and six ministerial delegates.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1904.

LOTS OF TROUBLE Kansas Oil Men and Farmers Encoun ter Difficulties. The Kansas oil men have all sorts of troubles. Last fall at one time the dealers couldn’t get casing as fast as wanted, and then there were not enough drilling outfits. Later on the water supply was short, and then the Standard’s pipe line could not be completed on time. Finally all those wants were supplied and there was happiness among farm owners, producers and the public. Later a new ditliculy has been encountered. The Kansas oil field is larger and more productive than anyone imagined, and the Standard Oil Co. can’t build storage tanks fast enough to take the oil, and in those building the oil is emptied as the tanks are built up in section. The company has recently purchased a 160 acre farm near Caney for a tank farm, where great -feel tanks holding 35,000 barrelswill be erected as soon as possible but that can't be soon enough and producers will have to store production in wooden tanks holding2so barrels near the wells.

EASTER BALL Third Annual Event of C. Y. M. S. Boys The Society Dance of the Season At tended by Many Out-Of-Town Guests. The third annual After Eister I ball given last evening by the C. M. Y. 8. Club at their beautiful club rooms in the new Studabaker block was without doubt the finest social event of this kind that was ever held in r this city and in all probability will never be equaled by a club of like nature. Tae boys i had planned and worked to make it , a success and had spared no expense in so doing and many were the compliments that could lie hoard from all sides today as to the fine manner in which they handled the crowd. The hall was beautifully decorated for the occasion with the club colors arched and draped in beautiful designs, and the large crowd that was present taxed the capacity of the floor space. At precisely nine o’clock the grand march was started and from then on until a late hour the floor was a whirlingmass of humanity. Loveljgirls with pretty dresses and stately ] young men gave to the onlooker a pleasing effect. The music was frnnlshed by True Fristoe's Rag Time Orchestra and was played as only this orchestra can play it. Time after time they were encored, responded nobly and kept the feet of the merry dancers busy, keeping time with their quick and snappy two steps. At elevon thirty an adjournment was made and those desiring were permitted to go to the near by restaurants and partake of refreshments but one and all were soon back again and the revelry was resumed. It is rumored that this was to be the last social event that this popular club would give us it was their intention to disband and should this prove true it. will be a sad blow to the young society people of this city, as the club was always relied ui>on to lead in social events. The out of town guests who were present wore, Miss Kittie Braum of Kokomo, Miss May Christen and Miss Kittle McCarty of Fort Wayne Miss Clara Anspach of Ada, Ohio, Burt. Tucker, Frank Foster, J. C. Allman, J. Ehinger, Fred Marnnda and E. Ehinger of Huntington, Curly Smith, William Malle and John Hellenoamp of Fort Wayne and Ed Kramer of Geneva.

LAST NIGHT’S FIRE Van Camp’s Moulding Room Damaged Made Large Blaze, But Soon Under Control.—Loss About Two Hundred Dollars. A fire occurred last evening in the casting room of A. Van Camp which is run in connection with his Iron Works on North Eighth street, and for a while looked as if it would destroy every thing surrounding it. The building was an old structure setting about forty feet just north of his foundry proper, and used as as a moulding and casting room, and was as dry as tinder and the fire made great headway in it. The first alarm was sent in by some one from the west end and when the fire department arrived it had gained considerable headway, but after the water was turned on and the company got to working they soon had the blaze under control and in the course of a half hour the fire that once looked so dangerous was completely out and all further danger was passed. In an interview with Mr. Van Camp as to what the cause was, the only theory tTuit he could advance was that a spark in all probabilty had been blown from the cupola of the iron furnace and easily caught in the dry timber, as his men during the day had been working in the building and had turned out several orders of casting which necessitated a very hot fire and in killing their fires had in all probability left an open space where a spark could have been blown out with the above results. He states that his loss will amount to something like S2OO which was covered by insurance. He also lost a number of pitterns and some small damage to a fewcastings.

GO TO KANSAS Attorney Smith and Rollo Parrish Left This Morning. Attorney Pa vid E. Smith and Rollo Parrish left this morning over the Clover Leaf for Independence, Kansas. They will stop at St. Louis and Kansas City and do not expect to reach their destination before Thursday night. Mr. Smith goes to attend to some legal business concerning the case'of Geneva vs Gas Company, the result of the destruction of the Geneva school building several years ago and which will likely come to trial at the April term of court. Mr. Parrish will seek a location in Kansas and if the outlook is favorable may remain in the state where potatoes have a reputation of growing large. Independence is in the heart of the Kansas oil field] and is said to be a good growing city of aliout 8,000. TAKING VIEWS Moser Doing Some Fancy Work at Geneva Today. Elmer Moser, the well known photographer is at Geneva today hiking views for Archie Hardison. He will photo the residence and take a number of pictures of Archie's registered horses and other stock. He will make several large views and it is safe to say they will be fine ones. Elmer has a reputa- ] tion for making the best pictures of any photographer in this part of Inhdiuna and the good part of it is he upholds that reputation by continuing to turn out work that is a credit to any gallery

STRICKEN AT THE TABLE Mrs. William Baughman Dies Suddenly

TO ARKANSAS Lee Porter Goes Tonight.—Will Open Harness Store. Lee Porter one of the best known young men of Decatur left this morning for Paragould, Arkansas, where he will open an up to date harness shop, the firm being H. S. Porter & Son. Loe is a mode] young man, thoroughly honest and trustworthy and a splendid workman. Paragould is a hustling western town of 5000 population and the opening is just ripe for an up to date shop such as Porter & Son will operate as they have had many years experience in the business heie. The Paragould Daily Soliphone says: ‘ H. S. Porter & Son announce that they will open a new harness shop in Paragould the first of April. They will make and repair everything in the harness line. 11. S. Porter, the senior partner of the firm, has been here for several days prospecting and will leave for his home, Decatur, Ind., tonight. His son will be here in time to open on the first. Their shop will be on Main street between the livery stables. They have been in the business in Decatur many years. The elder Mr. Porter expects to become a citizen of Paragould next.

STILL IN SESSION Macadam Road Bonds Ordered Issued Assessments Filed for the P. Hollhouse and E. B. Booth Ditches. In commissioners court Samuel Soldner and R. E. Smith were appointed viewers anil G. E. McKean engineer on the Decatur & Monroe and E. Washington macadam road . extension. On the James Hendricks ditch petition, the viewers are Uris Borne, Frank Hisey and George Bright. On the M. JF. Aspy petition John T. Kelley, Michael .Miller and Jonah B. Corson. On the W. O. Myers petition, George Kintz, John Hessler and J. D. Hendricks Surveyor McKeaa will make the survey on all the ditches. The assessment sheets for the P. Holthouse and E. B- Booth ditches have been filed with the auditor, and any time within ninety days, any of those affected may pay their assessment. After the ninety days limit expires, bonds will be issued] and interest added. The ninety | days limit expires July 8, before which time this interest may be saved. The bonds run for eight yems. Bonds were ordered issued on the North Preble macadam road for $10,660, West Washington extension No. 1, s3,Boo,East Washington [extension No. 2, SI,OBO, Decatur A- Bluffton extension No. 1 $3,800, Decatur & Monroe extension No 1. $4,760. These bonds are all for twenty years, with semi payments. A contract was entered into with Julius Haugk for the erection of a culvert on the Woods macadam road, the contract price is $l3B.

NUMBER 72

CAUSED BY PARALYSIS I Prepared Breakfast Early This Morning Stricken at Six O’clock and Death Resulted a Few Hours

Mrs. Eliazbeth Baughman, wife .of Ex-County Recorder Baughman died very suddenly at 8:30 o’clock this morning, the result of the bursting of a blood vessel near the j brain causing Jan acute stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Baughman has for years been afflicted with heart trouble but during the past winter has been in fairly good health and felt especially good Monday, even assisting her daughter. Mrs. Lewis Weaver, who lives with her, to do the family washing. She arose early this morning and had breakfast ready at 5:30. Just as the family seated themselves at the table Mis. Baughman became faint I and it was supposed had suffered a slight attack of heart trouble. A half hour later she suddenly fell from her chair. Mr. Weaver catching her in his arms. She was helpless but conscious and by shaking her head tried to tell the family that she would recover soon and opposed sending for a physician However, Dr. J. S. Boyer was summoned but the patient was beyond his aid when he arrived. She sank rapidly and the end came just three hours after the first attack. The news was a great shock to the many friends of the family. The deceased was a native [of Ohio where she was born sixty nine years ago. She came to this city with her husband in 1867 and after residing here a short fine moved to Steele then known as Salim, where they lived until about thirteen years ago when Mr. Baughman was elected county | recorder anil the family removed to Decatur where they have since lived. The husband and five children survive, one son, A. B. Baughman, of Steele, having died a few years ago in a manner very similar to tint of his m jther no w. The living children are Mrs. William Tague, Monroe; Mrs. G. R. DougIhss, Chicago;Miss Mary Baughman, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Lewis Weaver of this city and Mr. O. Baughman of Kenton, Ohio. At time of going to press the funeral arrangomedts hub not been completeb.

WENT SOUTH Berne Men Seek Investment tn Old Mississippi. George Nichols and Albert Ratter of Borne were in the city last night enroute to Mississippi where they expect to close up a land deal of considerable importance. They will be absent several weeks and may locate there permanently if the results are as satisfactory us now seem possible. Mr. Nichols spent several months in Mississippi during the past winter and gave glowing account of the opportuntios for investment there. .